Joe Caldwell vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Joe Caldwell, 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.

Joe Caldwell played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Joe Caldwell 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
Joe Caldwell 6 5 1964-65 to 1969-70
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season 1964-652016-17
Team Detroit PistonsDenver 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 %
Joe Caldwell 66 23.4 10.7 - - 6.7 1.8 - - - 2.6 4.4 11.8 .374 - - - 2.0 3.2 .614
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 %
Joe Caldwell ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Detroit Pistons, St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Caldwell 79 23.5 12.7 - - 5.5 1.6 - - - 2.6 5.2 11.9 .438 - - - 2.3 3.2 .705
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 %
Joe Caldwell 10 31.5 18.7 - - 5.5 1.6 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.9 .462 - - - 3.1 4.9 .633
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season 1966-672018-19
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsNuggets 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 %
Joe Caldwell 81 27.9 13.8 - - 5.5 2.0 - - - 2.8 5.7 13.3 .426 - - - 2.5 3.8 .649
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 %
Joe Caldwell 9 24.1 12.2 - - 4.3 1.4 - - - 3.0 4.7 11.7 .400 - - - 2.9 4.3 .667
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

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season 1967-682019-20
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Joe Caldwell 79 33.4 16.4 - - 4.3 3.0 - - - 2.6 7.1 15.4 .463 - - - 2.1 3.7 .569
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 %
Joe Caldwell 6 24.7 5.3 - - 3.5 2.5 - - - 1.7 2.5 7.7 .326 - - - 0.3 2.5 .133
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

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Caldwell 81 33.6 15.8 - - 3.7 4.0 - - - 2.9 6.9 13.7 .507 - - - 2.0 3.7 .537
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 %
Joe Caldwell 11 36.7 14.7 - - 5.0 3.4 - - - 3.6 5.9 12.2 .485 - - - 2.9 6.3 .464
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Joe Caldwell 82 34.8 21.1 - - 5.0 3.5 - - - 3.1 8.2 16.2 .507 - - - 4.6 6.7 .688
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 %
Joe Caldwell 9 43.7 25.0 - - 5.0 4.2 - - - 3.8 10.3 22.0 .470 - - - 4.3 6.7 .650
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

Joe Caldwell Jamal Murray
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Joe Caldwell ------- --- ----------
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 %
Joe Caldwell ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray 9 38.3 20.7 0.9 4.2 5.1 6.1 0.9 0.7 2.6 2.3 8.4 21.1 .400 1.9 6.0 .315 1.9 2.1 .895