Jamal Murray vs. Robert Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Smith 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 and Robert Smith both played 7 years in the NBA. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Robert Smith had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Robert Smith 7 4 1977-78 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2016-171977-78
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 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 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
Robert Smith 45 8.4 2.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.2 .515 - - - 0.5 0.5 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Robert Smith 11 8.7 3.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.2 1.5 2.4 .654 - - - 0.5 0.6 .714

Season 2
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2017-181978-79
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Robert Smith 82 18.0 6.4 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.5 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.0 2.2 5.3 .422 - - - 1.9 2.2 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Robert Smith 3 8.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 2.3 .000 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 3
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2018-191979-80
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Robert Smith 65 12.4 5.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.8 4.1 .439 0.1 0.4 .308 1.2 1.4 .870
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
Robert Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2019-201980-81
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Robert Smith 1 20.0 8.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.0 1.000
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
Robert Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2020-211981-82
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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 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
Robert Smith 17 18.6 6.8 0.1 0.8 0.8 2.6 0.6 0.1 0.8 2.1 3.1 6.5 .473 0.1 0.6 .200 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Robert Smith 6 11.3 4.8 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.3 1.7 4.3 .385 0.3 1.2 .286 1.2 1.3 .875

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Denver NuggetsSan Diego Clippers, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs Lost West Conf 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
Robert Smith 12 5.7 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.6 2.0 .292 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 0.8 .900
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
Robert Smith 6 3.2 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 .444 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Note: Robert Smith didn't play in 1983-84.

Season 7
Jamal Murray Robert Smith
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBDDid 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 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
Robert Smith 7 6.9 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.6 2.4 .235 0.0 0.6 .000 1.1 1.4 .800
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
Robert Smith ------- --- ----------
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