Bradley Beal vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal 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, Bradley Beal averages 3.5 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (21.5 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 7,634 points more (17,257 vs. 9,623).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+3.5
13
Jamal Murray 18.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,257
+7,634
13
Jamal Murray 9,623
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Bradley Beal (+0.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+753).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
6
Jamal Murray 23.7
+0.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
6
Jamal Murray 1,876
+753
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Jamal Murray 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+3
Jamal Murray 2

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+25
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+91
Jamal Murray 56

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+225
Jamal Murray 223

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
+284
Jamal Murray 442

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 800
+271
Jamal Murray 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Jamal Murray 7
+6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
Jamal Murray 19
+8

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
Jamal Murray 49
+19

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
Jamal Murray 77
+30

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
Jamal Murray 79
+30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
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
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.1 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 13 801
difference:+3.5+1.3+2.5+0.9+0.1+0.5+1.0+1.4+4.9+5+265
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
Bradley Beal 17,257 6,346 13,664 46.4 1,717 4,569 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 13 801
difference:+7,634+2,795+5,865+0.9+571+1,565+0.5+1,473+1,887+4.9+5+265
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
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+0.8+0.5+0.5+1.5+0.3+0.3+3.0+0.4+1.0+7.6+1+30
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
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+753+289+603+1.5+94+221+3.0+81+70+7.6+1+30
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
Bradley Beal 13.9
+4.0
201356
Jamal Murray 9.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+0.4
201473
Jamal Murray 16.7
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Jamal Murray 18.2
+2.9
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Jamal Murray 18.5
+1.1
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+1.9
201777
Jamal Murray 21.2
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+2.6
201882
Jamal Murray 20.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+4.4
201982
Jamal Murray 21.2
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+9.1
202057
Jamal Murray 21.4
202567

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 5 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 22.8 points in a total of 256 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 17.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+2.1
201510
Jamal Murray 21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Jamal Murray 26.5
+26.5
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+24.8
201713
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
20186
Jamal Murray 26.1
+2.9
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Jamal Murray 20.6
+20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
Jamal Murray 21.8
+21.8
202514

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5.