Jamal Murray vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray 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 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Keegan Murray had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 8 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jamal Murray Keegan Murray
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+8.3+2.3+0.6+1.4+2.0+0.9+0.2+0.2-0.6-0.5+0.8+0.9+.049+1.2+2.1+.077+0.5+0.5+.118
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jamal Murray DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2

Jamal Murray Keegan Murray
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+1.9+1.5+0.4+1.4+1.8+1.7+0.5-1.3-0.6+0.1+0.4+.003+0.4+1.2+.020+1.5+1.5+.074
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jamal Murray Keegan Murray
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+1.7+5.8+1.0+1.4+2.5+3.4+0.1+0.5-1.3-0.4+2.0+4.8+.007+0.4+.024+1.7+2.1+.015
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jamal Murray played 5 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—Jamal Murray played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.