Jamal Murray vs. Slick Watts Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Slick Watts 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 Slick Watts, who played 6. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Slick Watts had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Slick Watts 6 3 1973-74 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
Season 2016-171973-74
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Slick Watts 62 23.0 8.0 1.2 1.8 2.9 5.7 1.9 0.2 - 3.3 3.2 8.2 .388 - - - 1.6 2.5 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
Season 2017-181974-75
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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 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
Slick Watts 82 25.1 6.8 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 - 3.1 2.8 6.7 .421 - - - 1.1 1.9 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts 9 31.3 11.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.1 3.0 0.4 - 3.3 4.8 10.3 .462 - - - 1.6 2.9 .538

Season 3
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
Season 2018-191975-76
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics 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
Slick Watts 82 33.9 13.0 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.1 3.2 0.2 - 3.3 5.3 12.4 .427 - - - 2.4 4.2 .578
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
Slick Watts 6 32.8 11.8 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.2 2.0 0.3 - 4.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 1.8 3.8 .478

Season 4
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
Season 2019-201976-77
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
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
Slick Watts 79 33.3 13.0 1.0 2.9 3.9 8.0 2.7 0.3 - 3.2 5.4 12.8 .422 - - - 2.2 3.7 .587
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
Season 2020-211977-78
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics, New Orleans Jazz
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
Slick Watts 71 22.3 7.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.1 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.6 3.1 7.9 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets Lost East 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 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
Slick Watts 61 17.1 3.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.5 3.7 .405 - - - 0.7 1.1 .612
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
Slick Watts 2 21.5 7.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 7
Jamal Murray Slick Watts
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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