Jamal Murray vs. Cameron Payne Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Payne and Jamal Murray, 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.

Jamal Murray played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Cameron Payne, who played 9. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Cameron Payne had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Cameron Payne 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2016-172015-16
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
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
Cameron Payne 57 12.2 5.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.9 .410 0.6 1.9 .324 0.3 0.4 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 10 6.4 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.6 .269 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
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
Cameron Payne 31 14.9 5.2 0.1 1.5 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.1 6.2 .332 0.9 2.8 .314 0.2 0.3 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 1 4.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
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
Cameron Payne 25 23.3 8.8 0.7 2.0 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.5 8.6 .405 1.4 3.6 .385 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
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
Cameron Payne 40 17.8 6.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.6 2.4 5.6 .430 0.6 2.1 .298 0.8 1.0 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
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 %
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
Cameron Payne 8 22.9 10.9 0.5 3.4 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.3 1.4 2.5 4.1 8.5 .485 1.9 3.6 .517 0.8 0.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
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
Cameron Payne 60 18.0 8.4 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.2 6.6 .484 1.2 2.8 .440 0.8 0.9 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Cameron Payne 22 19.0 9.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.8 3.7 8.8 .425 1.1 3.1 .362 0.7 0.8 .889

Season 7
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBDSuns 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 %
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
Cameron Payne 58 22.0 10.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.9 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.1 10.1 .409 1.2 3.6 .336 1.3 1.5 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 11 38.1 19.3 0.8 3.6 4.5 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.5 2.3 7.9 20.2 .392 1.7 5.5 .311 1.7 1.9 .905
Cameron Payne 13 13.2 4.2 0.2 1.4 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.7 5.7 .297 0.4 2.3 .167 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 8
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season -2022-23
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 48 20.2 10.3 0.3 2.0 2.2 4.5 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.8 3.9 9.4 .415 1.4 3.9 .368 1.0 1.3 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 7 21.7 8.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.1 3.3 6.9 .479 1.6 3.9 .407 0.0 0.4 .000

Season 9
Jamal Murray Cameron Payne
Season -2023-24
Team -Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 78 16.7 7.4 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.7 6.2 .432 1.3 3.4 .390 0.7 0.9 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 5 12.2 5.6 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.0 2.0 5.0 .400 1.6 3.6 .444 0.0 0.0 -
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