Jamal Murray vs. Tom Owens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Owens 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 Tom Owens both played 7 years in the NBA. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Tom Owens 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
Tom Owens 7 5 1976-77 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2016-171976-77
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost East 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
Tom Owens 46 10.0 4.1 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 - 2.1 1.5 2.9 .504 - - - 1.1 1.7 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Tom Owens 3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.3 0.0 0.3 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2017-181977-78
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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
Tom Owens 82 20.9 10.1 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 1.9 3.2 3.8 7.8 .490 - - - 2.5 3.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Tom Owens 6 33.3 15.2 2.2 4.3 6.5 4.3 0.8 1.2 1.2 5.0 6.3 11.5 .551 - - - 2.5 3.5 .714

Season 3
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2018-191978-79
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 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
Tom Owens 82 34.0 18.5 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 3.0 4.0 7.3 13.4 .548 - - - 3.9 4.9 .794
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
Tom Owens 3 26.7 11.7 3.0 3.3 6.3 1.7 1.3 0.3 2.3 5.3 5.0 10.3 .484 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625

Season 4
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers 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 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
Tom Owens 76 30.8 16.4 2.5 5.1 7.5 2.6 0.6 0.7 2.3 3.6 6.8 13.3 .514 0.0 0.0 .500 2.8 3.7 .753
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
Tom Owens 3 27.7 11.0 4.3 2.7 7.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 4.7 4.7 8.7 .538 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .625

Season 5
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2020-211980-81
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 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
Tom Owens 79 23.3 10.6 2.1 3.7 5.8 1.8 0.5 0.6 1.6 3.5 4.1 8.0 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.2 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Tom Owens 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
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
Tom Owens 74 21.6 10.5 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.9 3.5 4.0 8.6 .470 0.0 0.0 .500 2.4 3.1 .801
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
Tom Owens ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jamal Murray Tom Owens
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
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
Tom Owens 49 14.8 4.2 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 2.3 1.7 3.9 .422 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 7 38.4 20.4 0.9 4.4 5.3 6.0 0.4 0.9 2.4 2.1 8.1 21.7 .375 1.7 6.0 .286 2.4 2.7 .895
Tom Owens ------- --- ----------
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