Joel Embiid vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Joel Embiid, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Joel Embiid played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jamal Murray, who played 8. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 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 |
| Joel Embiid |
9 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Jamal Murray |
8 |
5 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Joel Embiid |
Jamal Murray |
| Season |
2016-17 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
31 |
25.4 |
20.2 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.466 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.367 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.783 |
| difference: | +51 | +3.9 | +10.3 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +5.2 | | +0.3 | +2.2 | -2.4 | -2.1 | +2.9 | +4.9 | +.062 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +.033 | +4.9 | +6.4 | +.100 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Joel Embiid nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
63 |
30.3 |
22.9 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
16.8 |
.483 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.308 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
.769 |
| difference: | +18 | +1.4 | +6.2 | +1.3 | +6.0 | +7.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.5 | -1.6 | -1.2 | +2.2 | +3.7 | +.032 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +.070 | +2.9 | +4.3 | +.136 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
8 |
34.8 |
21.4 |
2.9 |
9.8 |
12.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.5 |
17.3 |
.435 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.276 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
.705 |
| Jamal Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
64 |
33.7 |
27.5 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
13.6 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
18.7 |
.484 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.300 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
.804 |
| difference: | +11 | +1.1 | +9.3 | +1.6 | +7.7 | +9.4 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.5 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +2.3 | +3.1 | +.047 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +.067 | +5.7 | +7.1 | +.044 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
11 |
30.4 |
20.2 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
14.5 |
.428 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.308 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
.822 |
| difference: | +3 | +5.9 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +5.5 | +6.1 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +2.2 | -2.0 | -1.4 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +.003 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +.029 | +2.7 | +3.8 | +.081 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
51 |
29.5 |
23.0 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
11.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
15.7 |
.477 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.331 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
.807 |
| difference: | +8 | +2.8 | +4.5 | +2.0 | +5.7 | +7.6 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -1.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.021 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +.015 | +4.1 | +5.4 | +.074 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
4 |
36.3 |
30.0 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
18.5 |
.459 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
12.0 |
14.8 |
.814 |
| difference: | +15 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +1.7 | +5.7 | +7.5 | +5.3 | +0.6 | +1.0 | -1.0 | -2.3 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +.046 | +2.3 | +3.2 | +.203 | +8.3 | +10.7 | +.083 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
51 |
31.1 |
28.5 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
10.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.0 |
17.6 |
.513 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.377 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
.859 |
| difference: | +3 | +4.4 | +7.3 | +1.4 | +5.1 | +6.6 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +.036 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +.031 | +6.4 | +7.5 | +.010 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
11 |
32.5 |
28.1 |
1.5 |
9.1 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
9.2 |
17.9 |
.513 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.390 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.835 |
| Jamal Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
68 |
33.8 |
30.6 |
2.1 |
9.6 |
11.7 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
19.6 |
.499 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.371 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
.814 |
| difference: | +3 | +1.0 | +10.6 | +1.4 | +6.4 | +7.7 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +1.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | +2.5 | +3.6 | +.045 | +1.2 | +2.9 | +.027 | +6.8 | +8.5 | +.019 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
10 |
38.5 |
23.6 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
16.1 |
.484 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
.212 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
.820 |
| difference: | +10 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +1.3 | +3.7 | +5.0 | +5.0 | +1.1 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -1.3 | +1.9 | +4.4 | +.011 | +2.3 | +4.2 | +.184 | +3.5 | +4.8 | +.106 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
66 |
34.6 |
33.1 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
11.0 |
20.1 |
.548 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.330 |
10.0 |
11.7 |
.857 |
| difference: | +7 | +3.1 | +11.9 | +1.0 | +5.0 | +6.1 | +2.3 | | +1.0 | -1.3 | -1.3 | +3.0 | +3.4 | +.067 | +1.5 | +2.8 | +.095 | +7.3 | +8.6 | +.004 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
9 |
37.3 |
23.7 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
17.0 |
.431 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
.179 |
8.4 |
9.3 |
.905 |
| difference: | +3 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +4.4 | +5.5 | +2.9 | +0.1 | +2.3 | -1.3 | -0.7 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +.029 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +.136 | +6.4 | +7.1 | +.018 |
| Jamal Murray |
12 |
38.5 |
20.6 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
20.8 |
.402 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
.315 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
.923 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
39 |
33.6 |
34.7 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
11.0 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
21.8 |
.529 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.388 |
10.2 |
11.6 |
.883 |
| difference: | +28 | +2.5 | +13.3 | +1.7 | +5.4 | +7.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -1.7 | -1.0 | +3.6 | +5.1 | +.055 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +.005 | +6.9 | +7.9 | +.003 |
| Jamal Murray |
67 |
36.1 |
21.4 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.474 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
.393 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.886 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Joel Embiid |
6 |
41.3 |
33.0 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
10.8 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
22.2 |
.444 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
.333 |
11.2 |
13.0 |
.859 |
| difference: | +8 | | +11.2 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +5.9 | +0.5 | | +0.7 | -1.1 | -1.1 | +1.9 | +4.3 | | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.021 | +7.7 | +9.0 | +.016 |
| Jamal Murray |
14 |
41.3 |
21.8 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
7.9 |
17.9 |
.444 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
.354 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.875 |
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Additional Years |
* Joel Embiid played 1 season more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.
In that period—his season 9 in 2025—Joel Embiid didn't play in the postseason. |
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