Kyrie Irving vs. Trey Murphy III Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trey Murphy III and Kyrie Irving, 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.

Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Trey Murphy III, who played 5. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Trey Murphy III had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Kyrie Irving 14 7 2011-12 to 2024-25
Trey Murphy III 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyrie Irving Trey Murphy III
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
difference:+11+16.6+13.1+0.1+1.3+1.3+4.8+0.7+0.3-2.8-1.2+5.1+10.1+.075+0.3+0.6+.017+2.7+3.0+.010
Trey Murphy III 62 13.9 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.5 .394 1.1 3.0 .382 0.7 0.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving DNP------ --- ----------
Trey Murphy III 6 20.0 5.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 0.8 .800

Season 2
Kyrie Irving Trey Murphy III
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
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%
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
difference:+20+3.7+8.0+0.1+0.3+0.1+4.5+0.4+0.1-2.4-0.5+3.3+8.0+.032+0.8+1.6+.015+2.0+2.5+.050
Trey Murphy III 79 31.0 14.5 0.7 2.8 3.6 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.9 10.1 .484 2.6 6.3 .406 2.2 2.4 .905
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Trey Murphy III played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kyrie Irving Trey Murphy III
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
difference:+14+5.6+6.0+1.3+1.3+3.9+0.6+0.2-2.1-1.1+2.7+6.5+.013+1.3+3.0+.022+1.9+2.2+.046
Trey Murphy III 57 29.6 14.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving DNP------ --- ----------
Trey Murphy III 4 42.0 11.5 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 12.0 .375 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Kyrie Irving Trey Murphy III
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
difference:+22+1.4+0.5+0.2+1.8+1.9+1.7+0.4+0.4-0.6-0.2+0.5+0.7+.014+0.9+3.3+.054+0.4+0.6+.024
Trey Murphy III 53 35.0 21.2 0.9 4.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.1 7.2 15.8 .454 3.0 8.3 .361 3.8 4.3 .887
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Kyrie Irving Trey Murphy III
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
difference:+36+3.8+0.6+0.7+2.8+3.4+1.7+0.6+0.1-0.1-0.2+0.6+2.0+.016+1.3+3.0+.049+0.5+0.3+.055
Trey Murphy III 17 35.3 20.2 1.5 4.9 6.4 3.0 1.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.8 14.6 .464 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 3.9 .940
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyrie Irving played 9 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2017 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Trey Murphy III, Kyrie Irving got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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