Ronnie Lester vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and Ronnie Lester, 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.

Ronnie Lester played 6 years in the NBA, 4 more than Keegan Murray, who played 2. Ronnie Lester had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Keegan Murray had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Ronnie Lester 6 2 1980-81 to 1985-86
Keegan Murray 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ronnie Lester Keegan Murray
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisKings 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 %
Ronnie Lester 8 10.4 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.1 0.6 1.3 3.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.4 .909
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Lester 5 8.4 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.4 3.6 .389 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.4 .714
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

Season 2
Ronnie Lester Keegan Murray
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
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 %
Ronnie Lester 75 30.0 11.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 4.8 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.1 4.4 8.8 .501 0.1 0.1 .500 2.8 3.4 .813
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Lester ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ronnie Lester Keegan Murray
Season 1982-83-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Ronnie Lester 65 22.1 8.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.1 0.8 0.1 2.1 1.9 3.1 6.9 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .725
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Lester ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ronnie Lester Keegan Murray
Season 1983-84-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Ronnie Lester 43 16.0 5.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 3.9 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.4 1.8 4.4 .415 0.0 0.1 .200 1.7 2.0 .862
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Lester ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ronnie Lester Keegan Murray
Season 1984-85-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Ronnie Lester 32 8.7 2.8 0.1 0.7 0.8 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.6 .415 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .677
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Lester 9 6.0 2.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .778
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ronnie Lester Keegan Murray
Season 1985-86-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Ronnie Lester 27 8.2 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.1 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.9 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.7 .789
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Lester ------- --- ----------
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
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