Jamal Murray vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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 / 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 8 years in the NBA, 9 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Lou Williams	17	10	2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2016-17	2005-06
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+52	+16.7	+8.0	+0.4	+1.6	+2.0	+1.8	+0.4	+0.3	-1.0	-1.1	+2.8	+7.2	+.038	+1.3	+3.9	+.112	+1.0	+1.1	+.268
Lou Williams	30	4.8	1.9	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.222	0.3	0.4	.615

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2017-18	2006-07
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+20	+20.4	+12.4	+0.7	+1.8	+2.6	+1.6	+0.6	+0.3	-1.3	-1.4	+4.4	+9.6	+.010	+1.8	+4.8	+.054	+1.8	+1.6	+.209
Lou Williams	61	11.3	4.3	0.3	0.9	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.5	.441	0.2	0.6	.324	1.0	1.5	.696

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2018-19	2007-08
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+5	+9.3	+6.7	+0.4	+1.8	+2.1	+1.6	+0.1	+0.2	-0.5	-0.4	+2.8	+6.2	+.013	+1.3	+3.6	+.008	+0.3	+0.6	+.065
Lou Williams	80	23.3	11.5	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.6	4.0	9.4	.424	0.7	1.9	.359	2.8	3.6	.783

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
difference:	+8	+13.8	+9.3	+0.9	+1.5	+2.4	+2.7		+0.1	-0.4	-0.1	+3.6	+8.0	+.025	+1.7	+4.4	+.115	+0.3	+0.6	+.170
Lou Williams	6	22.5	12.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.8	4.0	10.0	.400	0.3	1.5	.222	3.7	5.0	.733


Season 4
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2019-20	2008-09
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+22	+8.6	+5.7	+0.4	+1.6	+2.0	+1.8	+0.1	+0.1	-0.3	-0.1	+2.8	+4.8	+.058	+1.1	+2.8	+.060	+1.0	+1.7	+.091
Lou Williams	81	23.7	12.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.6	4.1	10.4	.398	0.8	2.7	.286	3.8	4.8	.790

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
difference:	+13	+14.8	+16.8	+0.8	+1.6	+2.3	+3.8	+0.4	+0.1	-0.8	-0.5	+6.3	+10.9	+.093	+2.3	+4.5	+.078	+2.0	+1.6	+.230
Lou Williams	6	24.8	9.7	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.0	2.7	.375	1.7	2.5	.667


Season 5
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2020-21	2009-10
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+16	+5.6	+7.2	+0.4	+0.8	+1.1	+0.6		+0.1	-0.6	-0.3	+2.9	+5.9	+.007	+1.6	+3.4	+.068	+0.2	+0.4	+.045
Lou Williams	64	29.9	14.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	4.2	1.3	0.2	1.7	1.7	5.0	10.6	.470	1.1	3.2	.340	3.0	3.6	.824

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Murray nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 5

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


Season 6
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+10	+9.5	+6.3	+0.3	+1.6	+2.0	+2.8	+0.4		-0.8	-0.1	+3.0	+5.4	+.048	+1.4	+3.2	+.050	+1.1	+1.4	+.010
Lou Williams	75	23.3	13.7	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.4	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.7	4.3	10.6	.406	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.823

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
difference:	+15	+14.0	+15.3	+0.8	+3.3	+4.1	+4.1	+0.5	+0.3	-1.7	-0.9	+6.3	+10.1	+.146	+1.8	+3.5	+.096	+1.0	+0.3	+.189
Lou Williams	5	26.0	10.8	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.2	3.4	10.4	.327	1.2	4.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 7
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+5	+5.2	+6.3	+0.2	+1.4	+1.7	+3.0	+0.2	+0.4	-1.0	-0.4	+3.0	+4.5	+.074	+1.2	+2.2	+.063	+1.0	+1.5	+.041
Lou Williams	64	26.3	14.9	0.5	2.0	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	5.0	12.2	.407	1.3	3.6	.362	3.7	4.6	.812

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:	+1	+11.0	+9.1	+0.6	+1.8	+2.2	+2.6	+0.2	+0.5	-1.4	-1.0	+4.5	+9.9	+.050	+1.3	+2.4	+.148	+1.2	+1.8	+.135
Lou Williams	13	27.5	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	10.9	.352	0.6	3.7	.167	3.2	4.0	.788


Season 8
	Jamal Murray	Lou Williams
Season	2024-25	2012-13
Team	Denver Nuggets	Atlanta Hawks
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:	+28	+7.4	+7.3	+0.5	+1.4	+1.8	+2.4	+0.3	+0.2	-0.2	-0.5	+3.1	+5.3	+.052	+0.5	+0.9	+.026	+0.6	+0.6	+.018
Lou Williams	39	28.7	14.1	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.4	4.8	11.4	.422	1.8	5.0	.367	2.7	3.1	.868

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
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Lou Williams played 9 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2014 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 6 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Jamal Murray, Lou Williams got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 Sixth Man of the Year

Jamal Murray vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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

Additional Years