Allan Houston vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Allan Houston 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jamal Murray has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Allan Houston scored more points in the regular season. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 0.7 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (18.0 points against 17.3). On the other hand Allan Houston scored a total of 4,798 points more than Jamal Murray (14,551 vs. 9,753).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
Jamal Murray 18.0
+0.7
9

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
+4,798
12
Jamal Murray 9,753
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+4.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+662).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
6
Jamal Murray 23.7
+4.4
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
6
Jamal Murray 1,876
+662
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
Jamal Murray 2

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
Jamal Murray 7
+3

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
+6
Jamal Murray 57

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
+102
Jamal Murray 227

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
+237
Jamal Murray 447

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
+290
Jamal Murray 534

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+8
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
Jamal Murray 19
+13

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
Jamal Murray 49
+24

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
Jamal Murray 77
+16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
Jamal Murray 79
+16

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Jamal Murray 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+0.7+0.3+0.3+1.2+0.5+1.7+2.0+0.5+0.6+0.8+3+298
Jamal Murray 18.0 6.7 14.6 45.6 2.1 5.6 38.2 2.6 3.0 87.1 9 541

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+4,798+1,737+4,123+1.2+146+210+2.0+1,178+1,379+0.8+3+298
Jamal Murray 9,753 3,600 7,894 45.6 1,159 3,037 38.2 1,394 1,600 87.1 9 541

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+4.4+1.9+4.0+0.8+1.4+3.9+3.7+0.8+1.0+2.0+1+16
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
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+662+263+559+0.8+130+357+3.7+6+2.0+1+16
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
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Jamal Murray 9.9
+1.4
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Jamal Murray 16.7
+2.2
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
+1.5
199682
Jamal Murray 18.2
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
Jamal Murray 18.5
+3.7
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
Jamal Murray 21.2
+2.8
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
Jamal Murray 20.0
+3.7
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
Jamal Murray 21.2
+1.5
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
200178
Jamal Murray 21.4
+2.7
202567

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
200277
Jamal Murray 26.0
+5.6
20265

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 3 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2003 to 2005—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 152 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+3.7
19963
Jamal Murray 21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
19979
Jamal Murray 26.5
+7.3
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
199920
Jamal Murray 26.1
+7.6
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
200016
Jamal Murray 20.6
+3.0
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
20015
Jamal Murray 21.8
+1.0
202514

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
Jamal Murray -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.