Alex Caruso vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Alex Caruso to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jamal Murray has better scoring stats than Alex Caruso in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 11.1 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (18.0 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 6,766 points more (9,623 vs. 2,857).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alex Caruso 6.9
8
Jamal Murray 18.0
+11.1
8

Total Points

Seasons
Alex Caruso 2,857
8
Jamal Murray 9,623
+6,766
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+16.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,467).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 7.6
4
Jamal Murray 23.7
+16.1
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Alex Caruso 409
4
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,467
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 1
Jamal Murray 56
+55

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 5
Jamal Murray 223
+218

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 114
Jamal Murray 442
+328

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 370
Jamal Murray 529
+159

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 47
+40
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 0
Jamal Murray 19
+19

20+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 3
Jamal Murray 49
+46

10+ Point Games

Alex Caruso 19
Jamal Murray 77
+58

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alex Caruso 51
Jamal Murray 79
+28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alex Caruso 3
+3
Jamal Murray 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 6.9 2.4 5.5 44.0 1.0 2.7 37.6 1.0 1.3 75.8 8 417
difference:+11.1+4.2+9.1+1.5+1.1+2.9+0.5+1.6+1.6+11.2+119
Jamal Murray 18.0 6.6 14.6 45.5 2.1 5.6 38.1 2.6 2.9 87.0 8 536

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 2,857 1,005 2,282 44.0 425 1,130 37.6 422 557 75.8 8 417
difference:+6,766+2,546+5,517+1.5+721+1,874+0.5+953+1,023+11.2+119
Jamal Murray 9,623 3,551 7,799 45.5 1,146 3,004 38.1 1,375 1,580 87.0 8 536

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 7.6 2.6 6.2 42.8 1.2 3.4 35.5 1.1 1.3 80.3 4 54
difference:+16.1+6.2+13.2+2.8+1.4+3.4+2.8+2.4+2.5+10.1+1+25
Jamal Murray 23.7 8.8 19.4 45.7 2.6 6.8 38.3 3.5 3.8 90.4 5 79

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alex Caruso 409 143 334 42.8 66 186 35.5 57 71 80.3 4 54
difference:+1,467+555+1,195+2.8+140+352+2.8+217+232+10.1+1+25
Jamal Murray 1,876 698 1,529 45.7 206 538 38.3 274 303 90.4 5 79

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 3.6
201837
Jamal Murray 9.9
+6.3
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
201925
Jamal Murray 16.7
+7.5
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.5
2020NBA Champion64
Jamal Murray 18.2
+12.7
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.4
202158
Jamal Murray 18.5
+12.1
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.4
202241
Jamal Murray 21.2
+13.8
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.6
202367
Jamal Murray 20.0
+14.4
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 10.1
202471
Jamal Murray 21.2
+11.1
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 7.1
2025NBA Champion54
Jamal Murray 21.4
+14.3
202567

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20180
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20190
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.5
2020NBA Champion21
Jamal Murray 21.3
+14.8
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 5.8
20216
Jamal Murray 26.5
+20.7
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 6.3
+6.3
20224
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20230
Jamal Murray 26.1
+26.1
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso -
DNP
20240
Jamal Murray 20.6
+20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alex Caruso 9.2
2025NBA Champion23
Jamal Murray 21.8
+12.6
202514