Trey Murphy III vs. Gary Payton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Payton and Trey Murphy III, 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.

Trey Murphy III played 5 years in the NBA, 12 less than Gary Payton, who played 17. Trey Murphy III had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Gary Payton had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Trey Murphy III 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Gary Payton 17 15 1990-91 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trey Murphy III Gary Payton
Season 2021-221990-91
Team New Orleans PelicansSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics 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%
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
difference:+20+13.5+1.8+0.5+0.6+5.8+1.6+0.1-1.9-2.0+1.4+2.5+.056+1.1+2.8+.305+0.1+0.4+.171
Gary Payton 82 27.4 7.2 1.3 1.6 3.0 6.4 2.0 0.2 2.2 3.0 3.2 7.0 .450 0.0 0.2 .077 0.8 1.2 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+7.0+0.4+0.5+0.4+0.1+5.9+1.1-1.6-1.7+0.7+1.7+.002+1.5+3.0+.474+0.3+0.4+.200
Gary Payton 5 27.0 4.8 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.4 1.6 0.2 1.8 3.2 2.2 5.4 .407 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Trey Murphy III Gary Payton
Season 2022-231991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+2+0.5+5.1+0.8+0.7+4.8+0.7+0.2-1.3-1.1+0.8+1.0+.033+2.6+6.0+.276+1.0+0.6+.236
Gary Payton 81 31.5 9.4 1.5 2.1 3.6 6.2 1.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 4.1 9.1 .451 0.0 0.3 .130 1.2 1.8 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------
Gary Payton 8 27.6 7.6 0.8 1.9 2.6 4.8 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.3 3.4 7.3 .466 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.5 .583

Season 3
Trey Murphy III Gary Payton
Season 2023-241992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+25+1.5+1.3+0.5+1.9+1.5+2.7+1.3+0.2-1.2-1.8+1.0+0.8+.051+2.9+7.4+.174+0.4+0.2+.045
Gary Payton 82 31.1 13.5 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.9 2.2 0.3 1.8 3.0 5.8 11.7 .494 0.1 0.4 .206 1.8 2.4 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 -
difference:+15+10.2+0.8+0.4+3.6+3.2+1.4+0.5+1.3-0.2-0.4+1.0+0.4+.068+2.4+7.2+.166+1.3+1.9
Gary Payton 19 31.8 12.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 3.7 1.8 0.2 1.8 3.4 5.5 12.4 .443 0.1 0.3 .167 1.3 1.9 .676

Season 4
Trey Murphy III Gary Payton
Season 2024-251993-94
Team New Orleans PelicansSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+29+0.1+4.7+0.4+2.2+1.8+2.5+1.2+0.5-0.2-0.7+0.1+1.7+.050+2.8+7.6+.083+1.8+0.9+.292
Gary Payton 82 35.1 16.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 6.0 2.3 0.2 2.1 2.8 7.1 14.1 .504 0.2 0.7 .278 2.0 3.4 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------
Gary Payton 5 36.2 15.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.6 3.0 6.8 13.8 .493 0.6 1.8 .333 1.6 3.8 .421

Season 5
Trey Murphy III Gary Payton
Season 2025-261994-95
Team New Orleans PelicansSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+65+1.5+0.4+0.2+2.8+3.0+4.1+0.8-0.3-0.3+1.6+1.8+.045+2.0+5.1+.068+0.7+0.3+.224
Gary Payton 82 36.8 20.6 1.3 2.1 3.4 7.1 2.5 0.2 2.5 2.5 8.4 16.4 .509 0.9 2.8 .302 3.0 4.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------
Gary Payton 4 43.0 17.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 3.3 8.0 16.8 .478 0.5 2.5 .200 1.3 3.0 .417

Additional Years

* Gary Payton played 12 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 1996 to 2007—Gary Payton played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Trey Murphy III, Gary Payton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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