Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 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.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dejounte Murray, who played 7. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Dejounte 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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 8 2 2012-13 to 2019-20
Dejounte Murray 7 3 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2012-132016-17
Team Charlotte BobcatsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 78 26.0 9.0 1.7 4.2 5.8 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .222 1.8 2.4 .749
Dejounte Murray 38 8.5 3.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.1 .431 0.2 0.6 .391 0.6 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 11 15.3 5.7 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.1 5.5 .377 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.3 .680

Season 2

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Charlotte BobcatsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 62 24.2 7.2 1.8 3.5 5.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .111 1.8 3.0 .614
Dejounte Murray 81 21.5 8.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 1.7 1.9 3.3 7.5 .443 0.1 0.4 .265 1.3 1.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 22.8 8.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.5 6.8 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.5 .600
Dejounte Murray 5 19.2 7.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 1.8 .778

Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 3

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 55 28.9 10.9 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.1 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .701
Dejounte Murray 66 25.6 10.9 1.0 4.8 5.8 4.1 1.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.5 9.7 .462 0.6 1.7 .369 1.4 1.7 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 29.3 12.7 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 4.7 8.7 .541 0.4 1.0 .429 2.9 4.1 .690
Dejounte Murray 67 31.9 15.7 0.9 6.2 7.1 5.4 1.5 0.1 1.7 2.0 6.6 14.5 .453 0.9 3.0 .317 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 81 29.0 9.2 1.9 5.0 7.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 2.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.1 .111 1.9 2.4 .784
Dejounte Murray 68 34.8 21.1 1.2 7.1 8.3 9.2 2.0 0.3 2.6 2.0 8.4 18.3 .462 1.4 4.3 .327 2.9 3.6 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 74 25.0 9.2 1.1 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.9 3.8 7.6 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .684
Dejounte Murray 74 36.4 20.5 0.7 4.5 5.3 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 1.4 8.3 17.8 .464 1.8 5.2 .344 2.1 2.6 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 5 38.0 23.0 1.8 5.4 7.2 6.8 2.0 0.2 2.0 1.4 9.2 20.6 .447 2.8 7.4 .378 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 7

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 64 18.4 6.7 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.5 5.2 .476 0.3 0.7 .340 1.5 1.9 .772
Dejounte Murray 78 35.7 22.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 6.4 1.4 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.6 18.8 .459 2.6 7.1 .363 2.7 3.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dejounte Murray
Season 2019-20-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 25 11.2 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.6 .333 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.6 .786
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 6 9.2 2.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 1.5 .222 0.7 1.0 .667
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------