Jim Barnes vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Jim Barnes, 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.

Jim Barnes and Jamal Murray both played 7 years in the NBA. Jim Barnes had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Jamal 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
Jim Barnes 7 3 1964-65 to 1970-71
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1964-652016-17
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Jim Barnes 75 34.5 15.5 - - 9.7 1.2 - - - 4.2 6.1 14.3 .424 - - - 3.3 5.1 .662
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1965-662017-18
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div 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 %
Jim Barnes 73 30.0 12.4 - - 10.3 1.3 - - - 3.9 4.8 11.2 .425 - - - 2.9 4.2 .684
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 3 31.0 13.0 - - 9.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.3 10.7 .500 - - - 2.3 4.3 .538
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1966-672018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Jim Barnes 80 17.5 7.0 - - 5.6 0.6 - - - 3.3 2.7 6.2 .437 - - - 1.6 2.3 .684
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 3 16.7 6.3 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 2.3 2.3 6.3 .368 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
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

Season 4
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1967-682019-20
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Jim Barnes 79 18.0 7.3 - - 5.3 0.7 - - - 3.3 2.8 6.3 .443 - - - 1.7 2.4 .696
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 5 11.4 1.2 - - 4.2 0.2 - - - 2.6 0.6 2.4 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 5
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jim Barnes 59 12.0 5.2 - - 3.8 0.5 - - - 2.1 1.9 4.4 .441 - - - 1.3 1.9 .676
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 77 13.6 5.9 - - 4.5 0.7 - - - 3.0 2.3 5.6 .410 - - - 1.2 1.7 .742
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7
Jim Barnes Jamal Murray
Season 1970-712023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes 11 9.1 3.4 - - 1.5 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.4 2.5 .536 - - - 0.6 1.0 .636
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnes ------- --- ----------
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
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