Jeff Cook vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal 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 Jamal Murray, who played 7. Jeff Cook had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Jamal 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
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Rookie Season
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1979-802016-17
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
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
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
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1980-812017-18
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
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
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
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1981-822018-19
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
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
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 -
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

Season 4
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1982-832019-20
Team Phoenix Suns, Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
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
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
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
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

Season 7
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1985-862023-24
Team San Antonio Spurs, Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets TBD
more >>
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
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
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
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

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

Season 8
Jeff Cook Jamal Murray
Season 1987-88-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
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
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Cook ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Share: