Jamal Murray vs. Richard Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Washington 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 Richard Washington, who played 6. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Richard Washington had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Richard Washington 6 2 1976-77 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
Season 2016-171976-77
Team Denver NuggetsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards 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
Richard Washington 82 27.6 13.0 2.5 6.1 8.5 1.0 0.8 1.1 - 4.0 5.4 12.6 .431 - - - 2.2 3.1 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Richard Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
Season 2017-181977-78
Team Denver NuggetsKansas City Kings
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
Richard Washington 78 28.6 12.8 2.4 6.0 8.4 1.5 0.9 0.9 2.4 4.2 5.4 11.4 .477 - - - 1.9 2.6 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Richard Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
Season 2018-191978-79
Team Denver NuggetsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf 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
Richard Washington 18 8.9 2.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 0.8 2.3 .341 - - - 0.6 0.9 .625
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
Richard Washington 4 13.0 6.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.3 2.8 5.0 .550 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost West Conf 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 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
Richard Washington 75 14.6 5.9 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.2 2.6 5.6 .468 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .605
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
Richard Washington 7 16.0 7.3 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.1 3.1 3.6 6.7 .532 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.6 .250

Season 5
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Richard Washington 80 22.7 10.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.6 0.6 0.8 1.6 3.5 4.3 9.3 .455 0.0 0.0 .500 1.5 2.0 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Richard Washington ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Richard Washington 18 17.4 6.1 1.8 2.4 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 1.9 2.8 2.8 6.4 .435 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .600
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
Richard Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jamal Murray Richard Washington
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
Richard Washington ------- --- ----------
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
Richard Washington ------- --- ----------
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