Jim Chones vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and Jim Chones, 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.

Jim Chones played 8 years in the NBA, 6 more than Keegan Murray, who played 2. Jim Chones had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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 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
Jim Chones 8 6 1974-75 to 1981-82
Keegan Murray 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
Jim Chones 72 33.7 14.5 2.2 7.2 9.4 1.8 0.7 1.7 - 3.4 6.2 12.7 .487 - - - 2.1 3.1 .679
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Jim Chones 82 33.4 15.8 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 - 2.9 6.9 15.3 .448 - - - 2.1 3.2 .662
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 7 34.6 15.0 2.0 5.1 7.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 - 3.3 6.7 16.3 .412 - - - 1.6 2.6 .611
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1976-77-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.0 12.9 2.5 5.9 8.4 1.3 0.4 0.9 - 3.1 5.5 11.9 .463 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 3 33.0 13.0 3.7 6.7 10.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 - - - 2.3 2.3 1.000
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1977-78-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 35.4 15.0 2.7 7.6 10.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 6.4 13.6 .472 - - - 2.2 3.0 .720
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 2 41.0 15.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 3.5 6.5 13.5 .481 - - - 2.0 4.0 .500
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1978-79-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Jim Chones 82 34.8 13.4 3.2 7.1 10.3 2.2 0.6 1.2 2.3 3.4 5.8 13.1 .440 - - - 1.9 2.6 .735
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1979-80-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 82 29.2 10.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.1 3.3 4.5 9.3 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .740
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 16 27.4 7.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.0 3.8 3.0 7.4 .407 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .676
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1980-81-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 31.2 10.8 2.2 5.8 8.0 1.9 0.5 1.2 1.9 4.0 4.6 9.2 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.4 .653
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 3 22.3 8.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .500
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Chones Keegan Murray
Season 1981-82-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Jim Chones 59 14.7 3.1 0.7 2.5 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.3 2.9 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .783
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 5 6.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .333
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
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