Jamal Murray vs. Paul Neumann Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Neumann 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, 1 more than Paul Neumann, who played 6. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Paul Neumann had his rookie season in 1961-62. 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
Paul Neumann 6 4 1961-62 to 1966-67

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
Season 2016-171961-62
Team Denver NuggetsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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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
Paul Neumann 79 17.3 6.0 - - 2.5 2.2 - - - 2.6 2.2 5.1 .429 - - - 1.7 2.2 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 5 24.8 5.6 - - 3.4 2.8 - - - 2.6 2.4 5.8 .414 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 2
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
Season 2017-181962-63
Team Denver NuggetsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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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
Paul Neumann 80 19.8 8.2 - - 2.5 2.8 - - - 2.8 3.0 6.3 .471 - - - 2.3 2.8 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 4 16.3 4.0 - - 3.5 2.3 - - - 2.8 2.0 4.5 .444 - - - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 3
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
Season 2018-191963-64
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Div Semis
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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
Paul Neumann 74 26.7 11.6 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 2.9 4.4 9.9 .443 - - - 2.8 3.6 .789
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
Paul Neumann 5 33.0 16.0 - - 2.6 5.0 - - - 2.6 5.4 11.8 .458 - - - 5.2 6.2 .839

Season 4
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
Season 2019-201964-65
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers, San Francisco Warriors
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
Paul Neumann 76 26.8 12.7 - - 2.6 3.1 - - - 2.9 4.8 10.2 .473 - - - 3.1 4.0 .772
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
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
Season 2020-211965-66
Team Denver NuggetsSan Francisco Warriors
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
Paul Neumann 66 26.2 14.4 - - 3.2 2.8 - - - 2.6 5.2 12.4 .420 - - - 4.0 4.8 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
Season 2022-231966-67
Team Denver NuggetsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors 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 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
Paul Neumann 78 31.0 13.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 3.4 4.9 11.7 .424 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
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
Paul Neumann 15 16.9 6.2 - - 1.1 2.3 - - - 3.3 1.9 5.9 .330 - - - 2.3 3.1 .745

Season 7
Jamal Murray Paul Neumann
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
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 10 38.7 20.2 0.9 3.8 4.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 2.5 2.3 8.3 20.4 .407 1.7 5.4 .315 1.9 2.1 .905
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------
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