Stu Lantz vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Stu Lantz, 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.

Stu Lantz played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Stu Lantz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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
Stu Lantz 8 2 1968-69 to 1975-76
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1968-692016-17
Team San Diego RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div 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 %
Stu Lantz 73 18.9 7.8 - - 3.2 1.4 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.8 2.3 .772
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 %
Stu Lantz 6 34.7 13.5 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 3.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1969-702017-18
Team San Diego RocketsDenver 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 30.1 14.5 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.5 12.5 .443 - - - 3.4 4.4 .770
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1970-712018-19
Team San Diego RocketsDenver 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 37.8 20.6 - - 5.0 4.2 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.9 .448 - - - 6.3 7.9 .806
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Houston RocketsDenver 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 %
Stu Lantz 81 38.2 18.5 - - 4.3 4.2 - - - 2.6 6.9 15.8 .435 - - - 4.8 5.7 .838
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Detroit PistonsDenver 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 %
Stu Lantz 51 31.4 9.6 - - 3.4 2.7 - - - 2.3 3.6 8.9 .407 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Stu Lantz 50 19.6 8.9 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 3.1 7.2 .427 - - - 2.8 3.3 .848
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 %
Stu Lantz 7 32.4 12.0 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.0 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 8.4 .475 - - - 4.0 4.6 .875
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
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1974-752023-24
Team New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles LakersDenver 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 %
Stu Lantz 75 23.8 8.6 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 0.7 0.2 - 2.2 3.0 7.5 .406 - - - 2.6 3.1 .838
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray 10 38.7 20.2 0.9 3.8 4.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 2.5 2.3 8.3 20.4 .407 1.7 5.4 .315 1.9 2.1 .905

Season 8
Stu Lantz Jamal Murray
Season 1975-76-
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 %
Stu Lantz 53 16.1 4.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 - 2.0 1.6 3.8 .417 - - - 1.5 1.7 .899
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
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