Larry Kenon vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Larry Kenon, 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.

Larry Kenon and Jamal Murray both played 7 years in the NBA. Larry Kenon had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Larry Kenon 7 5 1976-77 to 1982-83
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1976-772016-17
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Larry Kenon 78 37.6 21.9 3.6 7.7 11.3 2.9 2.1 0.8 - 2.4 9.1 18.4 .492 - - - 3.8 4.6 .823
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 %
Larry Kenon 2 39.5 17.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.0 2.5 0.5 - 4.5 8.0 16.5 .485 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1977-782017-18
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Larry Kenon 81 35.4 20.6 3.0 6.5 9.5 3.3 1.4 0.3 3.4 2.6 8.6 17.6 .489 - - - 3.4 4.0 .854
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 %
Larry Kenon 6 33.3 17.7 2.7 6.5 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.3 3.2 3.8 7.7 17.2 .447 - - - 2.3 3.2 .737
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1978-792018-19
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Larry Kenon 81 36.4 22.1 3.2 6.5 9.8 4.1 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.4 9.2 18.3 .504 - - - 3.6 4.3 .845
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 %
Larry Kenon 14 39.8 21.1 4.1 7.4 11.4 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 3.0 9.1 20.9 .438 - - - 2.8 3.8 .736
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
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1979-802019-20
Team San Antonio SpursDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Larry Kenon 78 35.9 20.1 3.3 6.6 9.9 3.0 1.4 0.2 3.0 2.5 8.3 17.1 .485 0.0 0.1 .111 3.5 4.4 .783
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 %
Larry Kenon 3 27.0 8.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 11.3 .294 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545
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
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Larry Kenon 77 28.1 14.1 2.3 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.1 5.9 12.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .735
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 %
Larry Kenon 6 19.0 6.7 2.8 1.7 4.5 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Larry Kenon 60 17.3 7.2 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.2 3.2 6.9 .466 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .568
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 %
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
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
Larry Kenon Jamal Murray
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland CavaliersDenver 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 %
Larry Kenon 48 16.0 5.8 1.4 1.7 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.5 5.4 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .737
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 %
Larry Kenon ------- --- ----------
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
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