Buddy Hield vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Buddy Hield 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 Buddy Hield 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 3 points more than Buddy Hield in his 9 seasons (18.0 points against 15.0). On the other hand Buddy Hield scored a total of 1,109 points more than Jamal Murray (10,732 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 15.0 | 9 | |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | +3.0 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10,732 | +1,109 | 9 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+12.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,704).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 2 | |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | +12.9 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 2 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +1,704 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 192 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | +31 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 541 | +99 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 701 | +172 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | +6 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 6 | +6 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +46 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 8 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +69 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +66 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | +3 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 15.0 | 5.4 | 12.6 | 43.3 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 39.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 85.8 | 9 | 714 |
| difference: | +3.0 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1 | +178 |
| 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 | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10,732 | 3,887 | 8,986 | 43.3 | 2,127 | 5,357 | 39.7 | 831 | 969 | 85.8 | 9 | 714 |
| difference: | +1,109 | +336 | +1,187 | +2.3 | +981 | +2,353 | +1.6 | +544 | +611 | +1.2 | +1 | +178 |
| 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 | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +12.9 | +5.1 | +10.5 | +4.1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +5.0 | +2.6 | +2.8 | +3.4 | +3 | +63 |
| 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 | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 59 | 142 | 41.5 | 39 | 90 | 43.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +1,704 | +639 | +1,387 | +4.1 | +167 | +448 | +5.0 | +259 | +287 | +3.4 | +3 | +63 |
| 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
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Buddy Hield's additional seasons: | ||||
* Buddy Hield played 4 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 330 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 11.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 21.3 | +21.3 | 2019 | 14 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 26.5 | +26.5 | 2020 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 26.1 | +26.1 | 2023 | 20 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 20.6 | +20.6 | 2024 | 12 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2025 | 14 |
Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5. |