Trey Murphy III vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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 / Games against each other

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, 5 less than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Trey Murphy III had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trey Murphy III Lance Stephenson
Season 2021-222010-11
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+50+4.3+2.3+0.7+0.2+0.9+1.2+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.2+0.7+1.2+.061+1.1+2.6+.382+0.2+0.4+.096
Lance Stephenson 12 9.6 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.2 .786
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
Lance Stephenson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Trey Murphy III Lance Stephenson
Season 2022-232011-12
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East 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:+37+20.5+12.0+0.4+1.8+2.3+0.3+0.6+0.4-0.1-1.3+3.8+7.1+.108+2.5+5.6+.273+2.0+2.0+.434
Lance Stephenson 42 10.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.0 .376 0.1 0.7 .133 0.2 0.4 .471
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------
Lance Stephenson 4 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3
Trey Murphy III Lance Stephenson
Season 2023-242012-13
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East 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:+21+0.4+6.0+0.1+0.9+1.0+0.7+0.1+0.3-0.8-0.9+1.3+3.2+.017+2.2+5.4+.050+1.2+1.1+.163
Lance Stephenson 78 29.2 8.8 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 7.7 .460 0.8 2.4 .330 1.0 1.5 .652
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+6.6+2.1+0.1+1.0+1.1+1.0+0.1+1.4-0.1-0.5+0.9+3.1+.033+1.6+4.1+.052+1.2+1.9
Lance Stephenson 19 35.4 9.4 0.7 6.8 7.6 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.6 8.9 .408 0.9 3.4 .281 1.2 1.9 .622

Season 4
Trey Murphy III Lance Stephenson
Season 2024-252013-14
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+25+0.3+7.4+0.3+1.7+2.1+1.1+0.4+0.6-0.8-0.4+1.7+4.6+.037+1.9+5.2+.009+2.0+1.8+.176
Lance Stephenson 78 35.3 13.8 1.2 5.9 7.2 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.5 11.2 .491 1.1 3.1 .352 1.8 2.5 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------
Lance Stephenson 19 37.1 13.6 1.3 5.6 6.9 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 2.9 5.3 11.6 .455 1.3 3.5 .358 1.8 2.6 .714

Season 5
Trey Murphy III Lance Stephenson
Season 2025-262014-15
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+44+9.5+12.0+0.9+1.0+1.9+0.9+1.1+0.1-0.1+3.4+5.6+.088+2.6+6.2+.199+2.6+2.1+.313
Lance Stephenson 61 25.8 8.2 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.9 0.6 0.1 2.1 2.2 3.4 9.0 .376 0.3 1.7 .171 1.1 1.8 .627
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Trey Murphy III nor Lance Stephenson played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Lance Stephenson played 5 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2016 to 2022—Lance Stephenson played in 3 Playoffs.

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