Jeff Cook vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Jeff Cook, 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.

Jeff Cook played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dejounte Murray, who played 7. Jeff Cook had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Dejounte Murray had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jeff Cook 8 5 1979-80 to 1987-88
Dejounte Murray 7 3 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1979-802016-17
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Jeff Cook 66 13.7 5.5 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.0 4.2 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .806
Dejounte Murray 38 8.5 3.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.1 .431 0.2 0.6 .391 0.6 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook 7 14.0 7.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.3 3.4 .667 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 3.7 .846
Dejounte Murray 11 15.3 5.7 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.1 5.5 .377 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.3 .680

Season 2

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1980-812017-18
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisSpurs 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 %
Jeff Cook 79 27.7 8.5 2.2 3.8 5.9 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.8 3.0 3.6 7.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .645
Dejounte Murray 81 21.5 8.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 1.7 1.9 3.3 7.5 .443 0.1 0.4 .265 1.3 1.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook 7 29.4 9.3 2.4 4.3 6.7 1.6 0.1 0.0 1.4 4.1 3.6 7.7 .463 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.0 2.7 .737
Dejounte Murray 5 19.2 7.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 1.8 .778

Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 3

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1981-822019-20
Team Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Jeff Cook 76 17.1 5.1 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.3 2.0 4.7 .422 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .664
Dejounte Murray 66 25.6 10.9 1.0 4.8 5.8 4.1 1.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.5 9.7 .462 0.6 1.7 .369 1.4 1.7 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook 7 6.4 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1982-832020-21
Team Phoenix Suns, Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
Jeff Cook 75 17.8 5.0 1.6 2.9 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.4 2.0 4.1 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .760
Dejounte Murray 67 31.9 15.7 0.9 6.2 7.1 5.4 1.5 0.1 1.7 2.0 6.6 14.5 .453 0.9 3.0 .317 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
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Season 5

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1983-842021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Jeff Cook 81 24.1 5.8 2.1 3.8 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 3.5 2.3 4.8 .486 0.0 0.0 .500 1.2 1.6 .723
Dejounte Murray 68 34.8 21.1 1.2 7.1 8.3 9.2 2.0 0.3 2.6 2.0 8.4 18.3 .462 1.4 4.3 .327 2.9 3.6 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Jeff Cook 72 17.9 4.5 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.8 1.9 3.9 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .734
Dejounte Murray 74 36.4 20.5 0.7 4.5 5.3 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 1.4 8.3 17.8 .464 1.8 5.2 .344 2.1 2.6 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook 5 19.6 7.0 1.2 4.6 5.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 4.6 1.8 3.6 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 3.4 5.0 .680
Dejounte Murray 5 38.0 23.0 1.8 5.4 7.2 6.8 2.0 0.2 2.0 1.4 9.2 20.6 .447 2.8 7.4 .378 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 7

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1985-862023-24
Team San Antonio Spurs, Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Cook 36 10.4 2.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.9 2.0 .425 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .643
Dejounte Murray 78 35.7 22.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 6.4 1.4 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.6 18.8 .459 2.6 7.1 .363 2.7 3.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook 4 5.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Cook didn't play in 1986-87.

Season 8

Jeff Cook Dejounte Murray
Season 1987-88-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Jeff Cook 33 10.9 1.5 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 0.4 1.8 .237 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .821
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------