Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jamal Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jamal Murray and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jamal Murray: 2016-17 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jamal Murray 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jamal Murray 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jamal Murray 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jamal Murray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jamal Murray 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jamal Murray 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jamal Murray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jamal Murray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jamal Murray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jamal Murray 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jamal Murray 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jamal Murray 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jamal Murray 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jamal Murray 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jamal Murray 18.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jamal Murray 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jamal Murray 4.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jamal Murray 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jamal Murray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jamal Murray 9,623

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jamal Murray 2,018

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jamal Murray 2,509

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jamal Murray 542

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jamal Murray 197

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jamal Murray 536

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jamal Murray .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jamal Murray .381

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jamal Murray .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jamal Murray 21.4 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jamal Murray 4.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jamal Murray 6.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jamal Murray 1.4 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jamal Murray 0.7 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jamal Murray 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jamal Murray 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jamal Murray 6.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jamal Murray 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jamal Murray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jamal Murray 1,876

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jamal Murray 386

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jamal Murray 474

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jamal Murray 89

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jamal Murray 30

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jamal Murray 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jamal Murray .457

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jamal Murray .383

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jamal Murray .904

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jamal Murray 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jamal Murray 5.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jamal Murray 7.1 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jamal Murray 1.5 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jamal Murray 0.8 (2025)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.