Andre Drummond vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Andre Drummond 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 Andre Drummond 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 5.8 points more than Andre Drummond in his 14 seasons (18.2 points against 12.4). On the other hand Andre Drummond scored a total of 1,311 points more than Jamal Murray (11,451 vs. 10,140).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Andre Drummond 12.4
14
Jamal Murray 18.2
+5.8
9

Total Points

Seasons
Andre Drummond 11,451
+1,311
14
Jamal Murray 10,140
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Andre Drummond (+12.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,692).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Andre Drummond 10.8
4
Jamal Murray 23.7
+12.9
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Andre Drummond 184
4
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,692
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 0
Jamal Murray 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 0
Jamal Murray 8
+8

30+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 10
Jamal Murray 60
+50

20+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 152
Jamal Murray 238
+86

10+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 583
+120
Jamal Murray 463

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Drummond 909
+359
Jamal Murray 550

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Drummond 16
+9
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 0
Jamal Murray 19
+19

20+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 1
Jamal Murray 49
+48

10+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 10
Jamal Murray 77
+67

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Drummond 16
Jamal Murray 79
+63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Drummond 1
+1
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
Andre Drummond 12.4 5.2 9.6 54.2 0.0 0.2 17.3 2.0 4.0 48.7 14 925
difference:+5.8+1.5+5.1+8.4+2.2+5.5+21.2+0.6+1.0+38.4+5+368
Jamal Murray 18.2 6.7 14.7 45.7 2.2 5.7 38.5 2.6 3.0 87.1 9 557

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Drummond 11,451 4,803 8,867 54.2 29 168 17.3 1,816 3,729 48.7 14 925
difference:+1,311+1,066+698+8.4+1,187+2,988+21.2+366+2,065+38.4+5+368
Jamal Murray 10,140 3,737 8,169 45.7 1,216 3,156 38.5 1,450 1,664 87.1 9 557

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Drummond 10.8 4.5 8.9 51.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.8 4.1 42.9 4 17
difference:+12.9+4.3+10.5+5.3+2.6+6.7+38.3+1.7+0.3+47.5+1+62
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
Andre Drummond 184 77 151 51.0 0 2 0.0 30 70 42.9 4 17
difference:+1,692+621+1,378+5.3+206+536+38.3+244+233+47.5+1+62
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
Andre Drummond 7.9
201360
Jamal Murray 9.9
+2.0
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 13.5
201481
Jamal Murray 16.7
+3.2
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 13.8
201582
Jamal Murray 18.2
+4.4
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 16.2
201681
Jamal Murray 18.5
+2.3
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 13.6
201781
Jamal Murray 21.2
+7.6
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 15.0
201878
Jamal Murray 20.0
+5.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 17.3
201979
Jamal Murray 21.2
+3.9
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 17.7
202057
Jamal Murray 21.4
+3.7
202567

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 17.7
202057
Jamal Murray 24.6
+6.9
202621

Andre Drummond's additional seasons:

* Andre Drummond played 8 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 8.3 points in a total of 472 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20130
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20140
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20150
Jamal Murray 21.3
+21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 16.8
20164
Jamal Murray 26.5
+9.7
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20170
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20180
Jamal Murray 26.1
+26.1
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 14.3
20194
Jamal Murray 20.6
+6.3
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20200
Jamal Murray 21.8
+21.8
202514

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20200
Jamal Murray -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Andre Drummond's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Andre Drummond played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

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