Jamal Murray vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 9 years in the NBA, 3 less than Julius Randle, who played 12. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Julius Randle had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 achievements, 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	9	5	2016-17 to 2025-26
Julius Randle	12	3	2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2016-17	2014-15
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+81	+7.5	+7.9	+0.5	+2.1	+2.6	+2.1	+0.6	+0.3	-0.4	-0.5	+2.6	+5.9	+.071	+1.4	+4.2		+1.3	+0.5	+.883
Julius Randle	1	14.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	2.0	.000

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2017-18	2015-16
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+3.5	+5.4	+1.1	+5.4	+6.5	+1.6	+0.3	+0.1	-0.3	-0.9	+1.5	+2.8	+.022	+1.9	+5.0	+.100	+0.4	+0.2	+.190
Julius Randle	81	28.2	11.3	2.1	8.1	10.2	1.8	0.7	0.4	1.8	3.0	4.4	10.3	.429	0.1	0.4	.278	2.4	3.3	.715

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2018-19	2016-17
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+3.8	+5.0	+1.1	+3.2	+4.4	+1.2	+0.2	+0.1	-0.2	-1.4	+1.7	+5.2	+.051	+1.8	+4.6	+.097	+0.3	+0.8	+.125
Julius Randle	74	28.8	13.2	2.0	6.6	8.6	3.6	0.7	0.5	2.3	3.4	5.1	10.4	.488	0.2	0.9	.270	2.8	3.8	.723

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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2019-20	2017-18
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+23	+5.6	+2.4	+1.4	+2.6	+4.0	+2.2	+0.6	+0.2	-0.4	-1.6	+0.8	+4.2	+.102	+1.8	+5.0	+.124	+0.9	+2.1	+.163
Julius Randle	82	26.7	16.1	2.2	5.8	8.0	2.6	0.5	0.5	2.6	3.3	6.1	11.0	.558	0.1	0.5	.222	3.7	5.2	.718

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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2020-21	2018-19
Team	Denver Nuggets	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+25	+4.9	+0.2	+1.4	+3.2	+4.7	+1.7	+0.6	+0.3	-0.5	-1.4	+0.1	+1.6	+.047	+1.8	+3.9	+.064	+2.1	+3.5	+.138
Julius Randle	73	30.6	21.4	2.2	6.5	8.7	3.1	0.7	0.6	2.8	3.4	7.8	14.9	.524	0.9	2.7	.344	4.9	6.7	.731

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 5

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


Season 6
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2022-23	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+0.3	+0.5	+1.7	+4.2	+5.7	+3.1	+0.2	+0.1	-0.8	-1.2	+0.1	+0.3	+.006	+1.6	+3.0	+.121	+1.2	+2.2	+.100
Julius Randle	64	32.5	19.5	2.4	7.4	9.7	3.1	0.8	0.3	3.0	2.8	7.2	15.7	.460	1.0	3.6	.277	4.0	5.5	.733

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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2023-24	2020-21
Team	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Most Improved Player
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+12	+6.1	+2.9	+0.5	+5.6	+6.1	+0.5	+0.1	+0.4	-1.3	-1.4	+0.5	+1.9	+.025	+0.2	+0.3	+.014	+2.2	+2.9	+.042
Julius Randle	71	37.6	24.1	1.2	9.0	10.2	6.0	0.9	0.3	3.4	3.2	8.5	18.6	.456	2.3	5.5	.411	4.9	6.0	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Murray	12	38.5	20.6	0.8	3.6	4.3	5.6	0.8	0.5	2.6	2.3	8.3	20.8	.402	1.9	6.1	.315	2.0	2.2	.923
difference:	+7	+2.5	+2.6	+1.4	+5.8	+7.3	+1.6	+0.2	+0.5	-2.0	-1.3	+2.7	+2.0	+.104	+0.3	+0.5	+.018	+2.6	+3.2	+.071
Julius Randle	5	36.0	18.0	2.2	9.4	11.6	4.0	0.6	0.0	4.6	3.6	5.6	18.8	.298	2.2	6.6	.333	4.6	5.4	.852


Season 8
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2024-25	2021-22
Team	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Murray	67	36.1	21.4	0.7	3.2	3.9	6.0	1.4	0.5	2.1	1.9	7.9	16.7	.474	2.3	5.9	.393	3.3	3.7	.886
difference:	+5	+0.8	+1.3	+1.0	+5.0	+6.0	+0.9	+0.7		-1.3	-0.9	+0.8	+0.6	+.063	+0.6	+0.5	+.085	+0.9	+1.9	+.130
Julius Randle	72	35.3	20.1	1.7	8.2	9.9	5.1	0.7	0.5	3.4	2.8	7.1	17.3	.411	1.7	5.4	.308	4.2	5.6	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Murray	14	41.3	21.8	0.6	4.2	4.9	5.2	1.2	0.8	3.1	2.2	7.9	17.9	.444	2.4	6.9	.354	3.5	4.0	.875
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jamal Murray	Julius Randle
Season	2025-26	2022-23
Team	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Murray	23	34.7	24.4	0.4	4.0	4.4	6.9	1.1	0.3	2.3	1.6	8.9	17.7	.500	3.2	7.2	.442	3.5	4.0	.890
difference:	+54	+0.8	+0.7	+1.4	+4.1	+5.6	+2.8	+0.5		-0.5	-1.4	+0.4	+0.9	+.041	+0.4	+1.1	+.099	+1.7	+2.9	+.133
Julius Randle	77	35.5	25.1	1.8	8.1	10.0	4.1	0.6	0.3	2.8	3.0	8.5	18.6	.459	2.8	8.3	.343	5.2	6.9	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jamal Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julius Randle	10	33.0	16.6	1.7	6.6	8.3	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.5	2.4	5.5	14.7	.374	1.7	6.6	.258	3.9	5.5	.709


Additional Years
* Julius Randle played 3 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2024 to 2026—Julius Randle played in one postseason. In those 3 extra years over Jamal Murray, Julius Randle got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Jamal Murray vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years