John Collins vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and John Collins, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

John Collins and Jamal Murray both played 8 years in the NBA. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
John Collins	8	3	2017-18 to 2024-25
Jamal Murray	8	5	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	74	24.1	10.5	2.4	4.9	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	1.4	2.9	4.2	7.4	.576	0.2	0.6	.340	1.8	2.5	.715
difference:	+8	+2.6	+0.6	+1.9	+2.8	+4.7	+0.8		+0.8		-1.4	+0.6	+1.5	+.172	+1.2	+3.6	+.006	+0.5	+1.0	+.168
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
* Neiher John Collins nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	61	30.0	19.5	3.6	6.2	9.8	2.0	0.4	0.6	2.0	3.3	7.6	13.6	.560	0.9	2.6	.348	3.3	4.4	.763
difference:	+20	+1.7	+2.8	+2.6	+3.5	+6.1	+1.4	+0.6	+0.3	-0.1	-1.2	+1.7	+0.5	+.109	+1.1	+2.8	+.030	+0.5	+1.3	+.142
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
* Neiher John Collins nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	41	33.2	21.6	2.8	7.3	10.1	1.5	0.8	1.6	1.8	3.4	8.6	14.8	.583	1.4	3.6	.401	2.9	3.7	.800
difference:	+34	+0.6	+3.4	+1.9	+3.9	+5.9	+3.3	+0.1	+1.2	-0.3	-1.4	+1.8	+0.8	+.146	+0.6	+1.9	+.034	+0.4	+0.7	+.048
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		%
John Collins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	63	29.3	17.6	1.9	5.5	7.4	1.2	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.1	6.8	12.2	.556	1.3	3.3	.399	2.7	3.2	.833
difference:	+4	+3.0	+0.9	+1.1	+2.3	+3.4	+3.6	+0.6	+0.7	-0.9	-1.4	+0.1	+3.0	+.100	+0.6	+2.2	+.053	+0.1	+0.1	+.048
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		%
John Collins	18	32.0	13.9	2.0	6.7	8.7	0.9	0.4	0.6	1.3	3.3	5.6	10.1	.549	1.1	3.1	.357	1.7	2.0	.833
difference:	+1	+7.6	+12.6	+0.9	+2.9	+3.9	+5.7	+0.5	+0.3	-1.5	-1.1	+4.2	+9.3	+.044	+2.2	+4.1	+.096	+2.0	+2.1	+.064
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
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	54	30.8	16.2	1.7	6.1	7.8	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.1	3.0	6.3	11.9	.526	1.2	3.3	.364	2.5	3.1	.793
difference:	+6	+4.7	+5.0	+0.9	+2.8	+3.8	+3.0	+0.7	+0.7	-1.2	-1.0	+1.6	+4.6	+.049	+1.5	+3.3	+.044	+0.3	+0.1	+.076
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		%
John Collins	5	24.4	9.4	0.4	4.2	4.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	1.0	2.4	3.8	7.8	.487	0.8	2.2	.364	1.0	2.0	.500
Jamal Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 6
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2022-23	2022-23
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	71	30.0	13.1	1.1	5.4	6.5	1.2	0.6	1.0	1.1	3.1	5.1	10.0	.508	1.0	3.4	.292	2.0	2.5	.803
difference:	+6	+2.8	+6.9	+0.4	+2.2	+2.5	+5.0	+0.4	+0.8	-1.1	-1.5	+2.2	+6.0	+.054	+1.6	+3.2	+.106	+0.8	+0.8	+.030
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		%
John Collins	6	27.3	11.3	1.2	3.2	4.3	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.5	2.2	4.3	10.0	.433	1.8	5.3	.344	0.8	1.0	.833
difference:	+14	+12.7	+14.8	+0.4	+1.7	+1.4	+6.3	+1.2	+0.7	-1.0	-0.1	+5.4	+10.5	+.040	+1.2	+2.2	+.052	+3.0	+3.1	+.093
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
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2023-24	2023-24
Team	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	68	28.0	15.1	2.3	6.1	8.5	1.1	0.6	0.9	1.4	2.8	5.8	11.0	.532	1.3	3.4	.371	2.2	2.7	.795
difference:	+9	+3.5	+6.1	+1.6	+2.7	+4.4	+5.4	+0.4	+0.2	-0.7	-1.0	+2.2	+5.7	+.051	+1.2	+2.4	+.054	+0.5	+0.4	+.058
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		%
John Collins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 8
	John Collins	Jamal Murray
Season	2024-25	2024-25
Team	Utah Jazz	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	40	30.5	19.0	2.2	6.0	8.2	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.6	2.9	7.0	13.3	.527	1.5	3.7	.399	3.5	4.1	.848
difference:	+27	+5.6	+2.4	+1.5	+2.8	+4.3	+4.0	+0.4	+0.5	-0.5	-1.0	+0.9	+3.4	+.053	+0.8	+2.2	+.006	+0.2	+0.4	+.038
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

John Collins vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and John Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison