Chet Holmgren vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Chet Holmgren 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 Chet Holmgren 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 1.9 points more than Chet Holmgren in his 2 seasons (18.0 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 7,787 points more (9,623 vs. 1,836).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chet Holmgren 16.1
2
Jamal Murray 18.0
+1.9
8

Total Points

Seasons
Chet Holmgren 1,836
2
Jamal Murray 9,623
+7,787
8

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 Chet Holmgren (+8.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,371).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chet Holmgren 15.3
2
Jamal Murray 23.7
+8.4
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Chet Holmgren 505
2
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,371
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 4
Jamal Murray 56
+52

20+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 33
Jamal Murray 223
+190

10+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 94
Jamal Murray 442
+348

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chet Holmgren 113
Jamal Murray 529
+416

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chet Holmgren 1
Jamal Murray 7
+6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 0
Jamal Murray 19
+19

20+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 8
Jamal Murray 49
+41

10+ Point Games

Chet Holmgren 28
Jamal Murray 77
+49

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chet Holmgren 33
Jamal Murray 79
+46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chet Holmgren 0
Jamal Murray 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chet Holmgren 16.1 5.9 11.4 51.9 1.5 4.1 37.2 2.8 3.6 78.0 2 114
difference:+1.9+0.7+3.2+6.4+0.6+1.5+0.9+0.2+0.7+9.0+6+422
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
Chet Holmgren 1,836 672 1,294 51.9 173 465 37.2 319 409 78.0 2 114
difference:+7,787+2,879+6,505+6.4+973+2,539+0.9+1,056+1,171+9.0+6+422
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
Chet Holmgren 15.3 5.5 11.7 47.3 1.2 4.3 28.4 3.1 3.9 77.7 2 33
difference:+8.4+3.3+7.7+1.6+1.4+2.5+9.9+0.4+0.1+12.7+3+46
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
Chet Holmgren 505 182 385 47.3 40 141 28.4 101 130 77.7 2 33
difference:+1,371+516+1,144+1.6+166+397+9.9+173+173+12.7+3+46
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
Chet Holmgren 16.5
+6.6
202482
Jamal Murray 9.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chet Holmgren 15.0
2025NBA Champion32
Jamal Murray 16.7
+1.7
201881

Jamal Murray's additional seasons:

* Jamal Murray played 6 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 373 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 18.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chet Holmgren 15.6
+15.6
202410
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chet Holmgren 15.2
+15.2
2025NBA Champion23
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Jamal Murray's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Jamal Murray played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26.5 ppg and his lowest 20.6.