John Murphy vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson and John Murphy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Murphy

vs.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Murphy 0 * David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team John Murphy 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Murphy 0 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team John Murphy 0 * David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Murphy 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year John Murphy 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader John Murphy 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader John Murphy 0 * David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader John Murphy 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year John Murphy 0 * David Robinson 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists John Murphy 0 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 2,954

Total Games John Murphy 20 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game John Murphy - David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists John Murphy - David Robinson 280

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 151

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 312

Total Games John Murphy 0 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy - David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Murphy - David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.