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Dejounte Murray vs. Malcolm Brogdon: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Malcolm Brogdon ranks higher in career impact so far

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#857Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#678Leads
+6.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.8
+2.2LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.0
+1,194 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+902 pts
1LeadsTop-10 impact seasons0
170.8Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better126.6Leads

Career Impact Rank places Malcolm Brogdon #678 and Dejounte Murray #857. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Dejounte Murray had the higher single-season impact estimate and more total career value.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/dejounte-murray/malcolm-brogdon/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedDejounte Murray82.367 · No. 857Malcolm Brogdon70.467 · No. 678

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Dejounte Murray

82.367 composite · No. 857 all-time

Dejounte Murray's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 72021–22No. 682023–24No. 852017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate53.33350%26.667
Best 5No. 72021–22No. 682023–24No. 852017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 962020–21No. 1032022–2371.80030%21.540
Best 10No. 72021–22No. 682023–24No. 852017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 962020–21No. 1032022–23No. 1162019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1172024–253 open slots × No. 372170.80020%34.160

26.667 + 21.540 + 34.160= 82.367

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 372, this player's stored replacement finish.

Malcolm Brogdon

70.467 composite · No. 678 all-time

Malcolm Brogdon's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 382023–24No. 542022–23No. 682020–2153.33350%26.667
Best 5No. 382023–24No. 542022–23No. 682020–21No. 732021–22No. 752019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate61.60030%18.480
Best 10No. 382023–24No. 542022–23No. 682020–21No. 732021–22No. 752019–20Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 772018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1352016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1472024–25No. 2292017–18Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate1 open slot × No. 370126.60020%25.320

26.667 + 18.480 + 25.320= 70.467

Open-season rule: every unfilled slot uses No. 370, this player's stored replacement finish.

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Full comparison · Career comparison

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#857#678Better result for this metric.
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better53.353.3
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better71.861.6Better result for this metric.
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better170.8126.6Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#379Better result for this metric.#502
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+6.1Better result for this metric.+2.8
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.0Better result for this metric.+2.3
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.2Better result for this metric.+2.0
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is betterUnavailableUnavailable
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+1,194 ptsBetter result for this metric.+902 pts
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons00
Top-ten impact seasons1Better result for this metric.0

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Games517463
Minutes15,13413,481

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
True shooting percentage52.8%57.2%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile52.0%56.9%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Shooting
Shooting: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Field-goal percentage45.4%46.3%Better result for this metric.
Three-point percentage33.9%38.8%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage79.3%87.4%Better result for this metric.

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile28.0%Better result for this metric.24.8%
Assists per game5.4Better result for this metric.4.7
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Passing: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.1%11.4%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.1%Better result for this metric.7.9%
Rebounds per game5.8Better result for this metric.4.1

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.6%Better result for this metric.1.3%
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile0.9%Better result for this metric.0.7%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon
MetricDejounte MurrayMalcolm Brogdon
Points per game15.5Better result for this metric.15.3

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Malcolm Brogdon ranks higher in career impact so far.

Dejounte MurrayMetricMalcolm Brogdon
#857Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#678Leads
+6.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.8
+2.2LeadsBest 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.0
+1,194 ptsLeadsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+902 pts

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

Malcolm Brogdon leads every available measure below.

Dejounte MurrayMetricMalcolm Brogdon
331Listed-team regular-season wins346Leads
46.2%Listed-team winning percentage48.1%Leads
150-win team seasons2Leads
160-win team seasons1
3Playoff team seasons5Leads

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Malcolm Brogdon leads every available measure below.

Dejounte MurrayMetricMalcolm Brogdon
3Playoff appearances5Leads
21Playoff games43Leads
11Team playoff wins26Leads
0Finals appearances0
0Championships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Dejounte MurrayMetricMalcolm Brogdon
1LeadsAll-Star0
0MVP0
0All-NBA0
1LeadsAll-Defense0
0DPOY0
0Rookie of the Year1Leads

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

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How the careers developed

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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

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