Jamal Murray vs. Jahlil Okafor Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jahlil Okafor 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 / Games against each other

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, 1 more than Jahlil Okafor, who played 6. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jahlil Okafor had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Jahlil Okafor 6 0 2015-16 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
Season 2016-172015-16
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
Jahlil Okafor 53 30.0 17.5 2.3 4.7 7.0 1.2 0.4 1.2 2.3 2.6 7.5 14.7 .508 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Jahlil Okafor 50 22.7 11.8 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.8 2.4 4.8 9.4 .514 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.2 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Jahlil Okafor 28 12.6 6.3 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.8 4.9 .558 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.0 .724
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
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Jahlil Okafor 59 15.8 8.2 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.6 6.1 .586 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.5 .663
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
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
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
Jahlil Okafor 30 15.6 8.1 1.6 2.6 4.2 1.2 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.2 3.4 5.4 .623 0.0 0.1 .333 1.3 2.1 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Jahlil Okafor 27 12.9 5.4 0.9 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.8 .618 0.1 0.3 .222 0.6 0.9 .708
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
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jamal Murray Jahlil Okafor
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
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------
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
Jahlil Okafor ------- --- ----------
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