Keegan Murray vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Keegan Murray, 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 / 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.

Keegan Murray played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Trae Young, who played 8. Keegan Murray had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Trae Young 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season
Keegan Murray Trae Young
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+1.1+6.9+0.3+0.6+0.9+6.9+0.1+0.3-3.0-0.3+2.1+5.7+.035+0.7+0.3+.087+3.4+4.1+.064
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Keegan Murray Trae Young
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+17+1.7+14.4+0.9+0.4+1.2+7.6+0.1+0.7-4.0-1.0+3.3+8.1+.017+1.0+2.9+.003+6.7+7.7+.029
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keegan Murray nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Keegan Murray Trae Young
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
difference:+13+0.6+12.9+1.3+1.5+2.8+8.0+0.7-3.3-0.6+2.9+6.9+.006+0.2+0.4+6.9+7.8+.053
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Additional Years

* Trae Young played 5 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Trae Young played in two Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Keegan Murray, Trae Young got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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