Blake Griffin vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Blake Griffin 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 Blake Griffin has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Jamal Murray. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Blake Griffin averages 1 point more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (19.0 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 4,890 points more (14,513 vs. 9,623).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Blake Griffin 19.0
+1.0
13
Jamal Murray 18.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Blake Griffin 14,513
+4,890
13
Jamal Murray 9,623
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Blake Griffin (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+638).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Blake Griffin 18.2
10
Jamal Murray 23.7
+5.5
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Blake Griffin 1,238
10
Jamal Murray 1,876
+638
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 1
Jamal Murray 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 11
+5
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 87
+31
Jamal Murray 56

20+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 388
+165
Jamal Murray 223

10+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 642
+200
Jamal Murray 442

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Blake Griffin 742
+213
Jamal Murray 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Blake Griffin 23
+16
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 7
Jamal Murray 19
+12

20+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 32
Jamal Murray 49
+17

10+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 55
Jamal Murray 77
+22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Blake Griffin 66
Jamal Murray 79
+13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Blake Griffin 2
+2
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
Blake Griffin 19.0 7.1 14.4 49.3 0.7 2.1 32.8 4.1 5.9 69.6 13 765
difference:+1.0+0.5+0.2+3.8+1.4+3.5+5.3+1.5+3.0+17.4+5+229
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
Blake Griffin 14,513 5,419 10,988 49.3 538 1,639 32.8 3,137 4,508 69.6 13 765
difference:+4,890+1,868+3,189+3.8+608+1,365+5.3+1,762+2,928+17.4+5+229
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
Blake Griffin 18.2 7.0 14.3 49.2 0.4 1.1 37.7 3.8 5.1 73.1 10 68
difference:+5.5+1.8+5.1+3.5+2.2+5.7+0.6+0.3+1.3+17.3+5+11
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
Blake Griffin 1,238 477 970 49.2 29 77 37.7 255 349 73.1 10 68
difference:+638+221+559+3.5+177+461+0.6+19+46+17.3+5+11
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
Blake Griffin 22.5
+12.6
201182
Jamal Murray 9.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.7
+4.0
201266
Jamal Murray 16.7
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 18.0
201380
Jamal Murray 18.2
+0.2
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 24.1
+5.6
201480
Jamal Murray 18.5
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.9
+0.7
201567
Jamal Murray 21.2
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
+1.4
201635
Jamal Murray 20.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.6
+0.4
201761
Jamal Murray 21.2
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
201858
Jamal Murray 21.4
202567

Blake Griffin's additional seasons:

* Blake Griffin played 7 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2018 to 2023—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 352 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 4.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 19.1
+19.1
201211
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 13.2
20136
Jamal Murray 21.3
+8.1
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 23.5
201413
Jamal Murray 26.5
+3.0
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 25.5
+25.5
201514
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 15.0
20164
Jamal Murray 26.1
+11.1
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.3
20173
Jamal Murray 20.6
+0.3
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20180
Jamal Murray 21.8
+21.8
202514

Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Blake Griffin played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 0.