Bam Adebayo vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Bam Adebayo 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 Bam Adebayo 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 2.4 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 9 seasons (18.2 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 882 points more (10,117 vs. 9,235).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.8
9
Jamal Murray 18.2
+2.4
9

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 9,235
9
Jamal Murray 10,117
+882
9

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 Bam Adebayo (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+598).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
7
Jamal Murray 23.7
+7.3
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
7
Jamal Murray 1,876
+598
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 0
Jamal Murray 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
Jamal Murray 8
+7

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 28
Jamal Murray 60
+32

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 185
Jamal Murray 237
+52

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 453
Jamal Murray 462
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 577
+28
Jamal Murray 549

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Jamal Murray 7
+1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
Jamal Murray 19
+17

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
Jamal Murray 49
+16

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
Jamal Murray 77
+13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
Jamal Murray 79
+2

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 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
Bam Adebayo 15.8 6.1 11.4 53.4 0.2 0.7 32.3 3.5 4.6 75.8 9 583
difference:+2.4+0.6+3.3+7.7+2.0+5.0+6.2+0.9+1.6+11.3+27
Jamal Murray 18.2 6.7 14.7 45.7 2.2 5.7 38.5 2.6 3.0 87.1 9 556

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 9,235 3,539 6,625 53.4 132 409 32.3 2,025 2,672 75.8 9 583
difference:+882+190+1,528+7.7+1,080+2,741+6.2+578+1,011+11.3+27
Jamal Murray 10,117 3,729 8,153 45.7 1,212 3,150 38.5 1,447 1,661 87.1 9 556

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+7.3+2.3+6.9+6.0+2.5+6.3+14.0+0.2+0.6+14.7+2+1
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
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+598+194+554+6.0+197+501+14.0+13+42+14.7+2+1
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
Bam Adebayo 6.9
201869
Jamal Murray 9.9
+3.0
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
201982
Jamal Murray 16.7
+7.8
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
202072
Jamal Murray 18.2
+2.3
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+0.2
202164
Jamal Murray 18.5
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
202256
Jamal Murray 21.2
+2.1
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+0.4
202375
Jamal Murray 20.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
202471
Jamal Murray 21.2
+1.9
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
202578
Jamal Murray 21.4
+3.3
202567

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.5
202616
Jamal Murray 24.7
+5.2
202620

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
202019
Jamal Murray 21.3
+3.5
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
20214
Jamal Murray 26.5
+11.0
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+14.8
202218
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
202323
Jamal Murray 26.1
+8.2
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+2.0
20245
Jamal Murray 20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
20254
Jamal Murray 21.8
+4.3
202514

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP *
20260
Jamal Murray -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress