Jamal Murray vs. Granville Waiters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Granville Waiters and Jamal Murray, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jamal Murray played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Granville Waiters, who played 5. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Granville Waiters had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Granville Waiters 5 2 1983-84 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2016-171983-84
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 82 21.5 9.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.6 8.9 .404 1.4 4.2 .334 1.3 1.5 .883
Granville Waiters 78 13.3 3.6 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.1 1.6 3.1 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2017-181984-85
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 81 31.7 16.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.9 13.1 .451 2.0 5.4 .378 2.8 3.1 .905
Granville Waiters 62 11.3 3.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.4 3.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2018-191985-86
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 75 32.6 18.2 0.9 3.4 4.2 4.8 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.6 .437 2.0 5.5 .367 2.5 3.0 .848
Granville Waiters 43 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .167
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 14 36.3 21.3 1.4 3.0 4.4 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.7 7.6 18.0 .425 2.0 5.9 .337 4.0 4.4 .903
Granville Waiters 11 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2019-201986-87
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 59 32.3 18.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.8 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.7 6.9 15.2 .456 1.9 5.5 .346 2.8 3.1 .881
Granville Waiters 44 12.1 1.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.9 2.1 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 19 39.6 26.5 1.1 3.8 4.8 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.8 19.4 .505 3.3 7.2 .453 3.7 4.1 .897
Granville Waiters 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 48 35.5 21.2 0.8 3.3 4.0 4.8 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.9 16.5 .477 2.7 6.6 .408 2.8 3.2 .869
Granville Waiters 22 5.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 .310 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 6
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 65 32.8 20.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 6.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 1.6 7.3 16.0 .454 2.6 6.6 .398 2.8 3.3 .833
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 20 40.0 26.1 0.8 4.9 5.7 7.1 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.1 9.7 20.5 .473 3.0 7.5 .396 3.8 4.1 .926
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jamal Murray Granville Waiters
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 59 31.5 21.2 0.7 3.4 4.1 6.5 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.8 8.0 16.7 .481 2.5 5.8 .425 2.7 3.1 .853
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 11 38.1 19.3 0.8 3.6 4.5 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.5 2.3 7.9 20.2 .392 1.7 5.5 .311 1.7 1.9 .905
Granville Waiters ------- --- ----------
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