Jamal Murray vs. Scott Padgett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Padgett 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

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, 1 less than Scott Padgett, who played 8. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Scott Padgett had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Scott Padgett 8 6 1999-00 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2016-171999-00
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 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
Scott Padgett 47 9.2 2.6 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.0 .314 0.3 0.9 .295 0.4 0.6 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Scott Padgett 8 7.3 1.9 0.4 1.8 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.8 2.0 .375 0.4 1.1 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2017-182000-01
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
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 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
Scott Padgett 27 4.7 2.1 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.6 .419 0.2 0.3 .556 0.6 0.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2018-192001-02
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
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
Scott Padgett 75 17.3 6.7 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.3 .476 0.7 1.5 .434 1.0 1.4 .735
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
Scott Padgett 4 11.8 4.0 1.8 1.8 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 3.3 .462 0.0 0.8 .000 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 4
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2019-202002-03
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
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
Scott Padgett 82 16.1 5.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.1 5.2 .402 0.5 1.6 .338 1.0 1.3 .757
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
Scott Padgett 4 13.0 4.8 1.5 0.8 2.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.5 2.0 4.8 .421 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 5
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Scott Padgett 58 9.4 3.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.3 2.9 .443 0.5 1.1 .431 0.4 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Scott Padgett 4 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -

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

Season 6
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
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
Scott Padgett 66 14.3 4.2 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.5 3.5 .421 0.8 1.9 .397 0.4 0.6 .725
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
Scott Padgett 7 15.4 3.6 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.6 1.3 3.4 .375 0.7 1.7 .417 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Denver NuggetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBDNets 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 %
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
Scott Padgett 62 11.6 3.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.1 3.2 .353 0.7 2.0 .347 0.4 0.5 .794
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
Scott Padgett 3 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 8
Jamal Murray Scott Padgett
Season -2006-07
Team -Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies
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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Scott Padgett 31 7.5 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 1.1 .242 0.2 0.4 .462
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------
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