Keegan Murray vs. Jack Nichols Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jack Nichols and Keegan 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.

Keegan Murray played 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Jack Nichols, who played 9. Keegan Murray had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Jack Nichols had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Keegan Murray 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jack Nichols 9 7 1948-49 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season 2022-231948-49
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdCapitols 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 %
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Jack Nichols 34 - 11.7 - - - 1.6 - - - 3.5 4.5 11.5 .390 - - - 2.7 3.7 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667
Jack Nichols 11 - 14.4 - - - 2.5 - - - 4.0 5.6 13.8 .408 - - - 3.1 4.6 .667

Season 2

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season 2023-241949-50
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBlackhawks Lost West Div 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 %
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Jack Nichols 67 - 13.1 - - - 2.1 - - - 2.7 4.6 12.7 .366 - - - 3.9 5.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 3 - 19.7 - - - 3.7 - - - 3.7 6.0 20.0 .300 - - - 7.7 10.3 .742

Season 3

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1950-51
Team -Tri-Cities Blackhawks
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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 6 - 11.7 - - 10.5 2.5 - - - 3.8 4.5 13.2 .342 - - - 2.7 3.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Note: Jack Nichols didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 4

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1952-53
Team -Milwaukee Hawks
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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 69 38.1 15.8 - - 7.7 2.8 - - - 3.4 6.2 17.0 .363 - - - 3.5 4.9 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1953-54
Team -Milwaukee Hawks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 75 21.4 5.9 - - 4.8 1.4 - - - 2.5 2.2 7.0 .309 - - - 1.5 2.0 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 6 35.2 16.7 - - 10.3 5.2 - - - 4.0 5.8 12.0 .486 - - - 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 6

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1954-55
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 64 29.8 9.9 - - 8.3 2.3 - - - 3.7 3.9 10.3 .380 - - - 2.2 2.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 7 33.0 10.4 - - 7.0 3.3 - - - 4.0 4.3 11.6 .370 - - - 1.9 2.3 .813

Season 7

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1955-56
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 60 32.7 14.3 - - 10.4 2.7 - - - 3.8 5.5 13.3 .413 - - - 3.3 4.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 3 33.3 13.7 - - 12.0 3.3 - - - 4.3 5.3 14.3 .372 - - - 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 8

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1956-57
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 61 22.5 8.2 - - 6.1 1.4 - - - 3.0 3.2 8.8 .363 - - - 1.8 2.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 10 11.7 3.5 - - 1.7 0.7 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.0 .400 - - - 0.3 0.5 .600

Season 9

Keegan Murray Jack Nichols
Season -1957-58
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 69 17.7 5.8 - - 4.4 0.9 - - - 1.8 2.5 7.0 .351 - - - 0.9 1.2 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Keegan Murray ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 11 13.5 4.8 - - 4.1 0.7 - - - 1.9 2.1 6.0 .348 - - - 0.6 0.9 .700