JaVale McGee vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and JaVale McGee, 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 / Games against each other

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.

JaVale McGee played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. JaVale McGee had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Keegan Murray had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 achievements, 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
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

JaVale McGee Keegan Murray
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee 75 15.2 6.5 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.5 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .660
difference:+5+14.6+5.7+0.5+1.2+0.7+0.9+0.4+0.5-0.1+1.9+4.6+.041+2.6+6.3+0.6+1.2+.105
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2

JaVale McGee Keegan Murray
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee 60 16.1 6.4 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.1 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .638
difference:+17+17.5+8.8+0.1+1.5+1.4+1.5+0.7+0.9-0.1-0.7+3.2+7.6+.054+2.4+6.6+0.1+0.3+.193
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

JaVale McGee Keegan Murray
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
JaVale McGee 79 27.8 10.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.6 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .583
difference:+3+6.5+2.3+0.9+0.4+1.3+0.9+0.3+1.5-0.5-0.5+0.6+3.2+.106+2.0+5.9+0.9+2.0+.250
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher JaVale McGee nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 13 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 16, from 2012 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 8 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.