Kenny Gattison vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Kenny Gattison, 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.

Kenny Gattison played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Kenny Gattison had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 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
Kenny Gattison 9 2 1986-87 to 1995-96
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1986-872016-17
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kenny Gattison 77 14.3 5.2 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.3 1.9 4.0 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.2 .632
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Note: Kenny Gattison didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 2

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1988-892017-18
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kenny Gattison 2 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1989-902018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 %
Kenny Gattison 63 14.9 5.9 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.4 2.3 4.3 .550 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.2 1.7 .682
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 %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Kenny Gattison 72 21.6 9.0 1.9 3.4 5.3 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.9 3.4 6.3 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .661
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 %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Kenny Gattison 82 27.1 12.7 2.2 4.9 7.1 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.7 3.3 5.2 9.7 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.5 .688
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 %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Kenny Gattison 75 19.7 6.8 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 3.2 2.7 5.1 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .604
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 %
Kenny Gattison 9 20.8 5.9 2.1 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.4 5.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.3 .429
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

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Gattison 77 21.4 7.7 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.8 .524 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .646
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 %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray 11 38.1 19.3 0.8 3.6 4.5 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.5 2.3 7.9 20.2 .392 1.7 5.5 .311 1.7 1.9 .905

Season 8

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1994-95-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Kenny Gattison 21 19.5 6.0 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.0 2.2 4.8 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.4 .608
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Gattison 4 14.5 3.8 1.3 1.8 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 4.0 1.3 2.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .625
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kenny Gattison Jamal Murray
Season 1995-96-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Kenny Gattison 25 22.8 9.2 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.6 3.0 3.6 7.6 .479 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .603
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Gattison ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------