Dwight Jones vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Dwight Jones, 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.

Dwight Jones played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Dejounte Murray, who played 7. Dwight Jones had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, while Dejounte 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
Dwight Jones 10 5 1973-74 to 1982-83
Dejounte Murray 7 3 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1973-742016-17
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Dwight Jones 74 19.6 8.0 2.0 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 - 2.7 3.2 6.8 .474 - - - 1.6 2.1 .744
Dejounte Murray 38 8.5 3.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.1 .431 0.2 0.6 .391 0.6 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 11 15.3 5.7 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.1 5.5 .377 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.3 .680

Season 2
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1974-752017-18
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Dwight Jones 75 27.8 10.4 3.1 6.1 9.3 2.0 0.7 0.7 - 3.0 4.3 10.0 .430 - - - 1.8 2.4 .721
Dejounte Murray 81 21.5 8.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 1.7 1.9 3.3 7.5 .443 0.1 0.4 .265 1.3 1.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 5 19.2 7.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 1.8 .778

Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 3
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Atlanta HawksSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
Dwight Jones 66 26.7 10.1 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.3 0.8 0.9 - 3.2 3.8 8.2 .463 - - - 2.5 3.3 .744
Dejounte Murray 66 25.6 10.9 1.0 4.8 5.8 4.1 1.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.5 9.7 .462 0.6 1.7 .369 1.4 1.7 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Dwight Jones 74 16.7 5.9 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 - 2.4 2.3 4.6 .494 - - - 1.4 1.7 .802
Dejounte Murray 67 31.9 15.7 0.9 6.2 7.1 5.4 1.5 0.1 1.7 2.0 6.6 14.5 .453 0.9 3.0 .317 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones 12 20.5 6.2 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 - 2.7 2.3 5.3 .444 - - - 1.5 1.9 .783
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Dwight Jones 82 30.2 10.6 2.6 5.2 7.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.2 4.2 9.5 .445 - - - 2.2 2.8 .777
Dejounte Murray 68 34.8 21.1 1.2 7.1 8.3 9.2 2.0 0.3 2.6 2.0 8.4 18.3 .462 1.4 4.3 .327 2.9 3.6 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
Dwight Jones 81 15.0 5.7 1.4 2.7 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 2.2 4.9 .458 - - - 1.2 1.6 .727
Dejounte Murray 74 36.4 20.5 0.7 4.5 5.3 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 1.4 8.3 17.8 .464 1.8 5.2 .344 2.1 2.6 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones 2 16.5 10.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 1.5 3.5 6.5 .538 - - - 3.0 3.0 1.000
Dejounte Murray 5 38.0 23.0 1.8 5.4 7.2 6.8 2.0 0.2 2.0 1.4 9.2 20.6 .447 2.8 7.4 .378 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 7
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 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 %
Dwight Jones 74 19.6 8.9 1.5 3.4 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.8 3.5 6.8 .508 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .726
Dejounte Murray 78 35.7 22.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 6.4 1.4 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.6 18.8 .459 2.6 7.1 .363 2.7 3.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones 6 11.7 4.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.8 3.0 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1980-81-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Dwight Jones 81 19.4 7.6 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.6 2.5 3.0 6.3 .483 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .776
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones 6 36.2 12.5 3.0 6.8 9.8 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 4.8 10.2 .475 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 2.8 1.000
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1981-82-
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 %
Dwight Jones 78 26.2 10.0 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.6 0.5 2.0 2.8 3.9 7.3 .530 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.2 3.1 .723
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Dwight Jones Dejounte Murray
Season 1982-83-
Team Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Dwight Jones 81 14.4 4.6 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.1 1.8 4.0 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .642
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dwight Jones 7 8.4 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.6 0.7 2.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
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