Matt Harpring vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Matt Harpring, 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.

Matt Harpring played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Matt Harpring had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Matt Harpring 11 6 1998-99 to 2008-09
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Matt Harpring 50 22.3 8.2 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.2 3.0 6.4 .463 0.2 0.5 .400 2.0 2.9 .713
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 %
Matt Harpring 4 20.5 8.3 1.8 3.3 5.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.3 3.0 6.5 .462 0.3 1.3 .200 2.0 2.8 .727
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Orlando MagicDenver 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 %
Matt Harpring 4 15.8 4.0 1.3 1.8 3.0 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 1.0 4.3 .235 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.5 1.8 .857
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 %
Matt Harpring ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver 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 %
Matt Harpring 56 28.8 11.1 1.6 2.7 4.3 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.3 9.4 .454 0.2 0.9 .250 2.4 2.9 .812
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 %
Matt Harpring ------- --- ----------
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

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Matt Harpring 81 31.4 11.8 2.5 4.6 7.1 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.5 4.8 10.3 .461 0.3 0.9 .304 2.0 2.7 .743
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 %
Matt Harpring 5 23.6 10.2 2.6 2.6 5.2 1.4 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.4 4.4 8.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .778
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

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Matt Harpring 78 32.8 17.6 2.4 4.2 6.6 1.7 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.8 6.7 13.1 .511 0.8 2.1 .413 3.4 4.2 .792
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 %
Matt Harpring 5 31.4 14.8 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.6 4.6 6.0 12.4 .484 0.2 1.4 .143 2.6 3.2 .813
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Utah JazzDenver 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 %
Matt Harpring 31 36.6 16.2 2.9 5.0 8.0 2.0 0.7 0.1 2.1 3.3 6.2 13.2 .471 0.3 1.1 .242 3.5 5.1 .688
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 %
Matt Harpring ------- --- ----------
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

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Utah JazzDenver 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 %
Matt Harpring 78 33.1 14.0 2.5 3.6 6.2 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.7 3.2 5.4 11.0 .489 0.1 0.6 .209 3.1 4.0 .778
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 %
Matt Harpring ------- --- ----------
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

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2005-06-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
Matt Harpring 71 27.4 12.5 2.2 3.0 5.2 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.5 9.5 .475 0.2 0.5 .359 3.2 4.4 .725
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Harpring ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2006-07-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Matt Harpring 77 25.5 11.6 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.0 4.2 8.5 .491 0.2 0.5 .333 3.1 4.0 .767
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Harpring 17 25.5 9.3 1.9 2.9 4.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.4 3.6 8.0 .456 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 2.8 .723
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2007-08-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Matt Harpring 76 18.1 8.2 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.1 6.2 .500 0.0 0.1 .200 1.9 2.7 .712
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Harpring 12 17.4 6.6 1.4 1.4 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.9 2.1 5.3 .397 0.1 0.3 .333 2.3 2.9 .800
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Matt Harpring Jamal Murray
Season 2008-09-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Matt Harpring 63 11.0 4.4 0.7 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.8 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .764
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Harpring 5 9.8 4.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.4 2.2 4.4 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------