Jonathan Bender vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Jonathan Bender, 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.

Jonathan Bender played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dejounte Murray, who played 7. Jonathan Bender had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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
Jonathan Bender	8	5	1999-00 to 2009-10
Dejounte Murray	7	3	2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	1999-00	2016-17
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	Spurs 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		%
Jonathan Bender	24	5.4	2.7	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.8	1.0	2.9	.329	0.1	0.5	.167	0.7	1.0	.667
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		%
Jonathan Bender	9	2.1	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.7	.667	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.3	0.7	.500
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
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2000-01	2017-18
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Spurs 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		%
Jonathan Bender	59	9.7	3.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.7	1.2	1.1	3.2	.355	0.2	0.7	.268	0.8	1.2	.735
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		%
Jonathan Bender	1	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2001-02	2019-20
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jonathan Bender	78	21.1	7.4	0.8	2.3	3.1	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	2.5	5.9	.430	0.6	1.6	.360	1.8	2.3	.773
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		%
Jonathan Bender	5	9.2	1.2	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.2	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2002-03	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jonathan Bender	46	17.8	6.6	0.9	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.2	1.2	0.9	1.9	2.4	5.5	.441	0.4	1.2	.358	1.3	1.8	.714
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		%
Jonathan Bender	3	11.3	5.7	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.7	5.0	.333	1.0	3.0	.333	1.3	2.0	.667
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2003-04	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	-	Steals Leader
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Jonathan Bender	21	12.9	7.0	0.4	1.5	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	1.1	2.4	5.0	.472	0.4	1.0	.409	1.9	2.2	.830
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		%
Jonathan Bender	16	12.3	4.8	0.6	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.8	4.3	.406	0.6	1.6	.360	0.8	1.0	.750
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2004-05	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks 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		%
Jonathan Bender	7	13.3	5.1	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.6	0.1	0.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	5.7	.400	0.1	0.7	.200	0.4	0.9	.500
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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2005-06	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Jonathan Bender	2	10.5	5.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.5	.800	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
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		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Jonathan Bender didn't play in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.


Season 8
	Jonathan Bender	Dejounte Murray
Season	2009-10	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
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		%
Jonathan Bender	25	11.7	4.7	0.6	1.5	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.1	1.3	1.6	4.0	.400	0.6	1.6	.359	1.0	1.0	.923
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jonathan Bender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jonathan Bender vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Jonathan Bender, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8