C.J. McCollum vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and C.J. McCollum 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 C.J. McCollum 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.
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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 12 NBA regular seasons played, C.J. McCollum averages 1.6 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 5,791 points more (15,414 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 19.6 | +1.6 | 12 |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 15,414 | +5,791 | 12 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than C.J. McCollum (+3.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+532).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 20.1 | 10 | |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | +3.6 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 1,344 | 10 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +532 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 405 | +182 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 677 | +235 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 764 | +235 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 23 | +16 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 40 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +9 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 57 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +20 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 62 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +17 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 5 | +5 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 19.6 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 45.3 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 39.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 79.9 | 12 | 787 |
| difference: | +1.6 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +7.1 | +4 | +251 |
| 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 | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 15,414 | 5,871 | 12,966 | 45.3 | 1,989 | 5,011 | 39.7 | 1,683 | 2,107 | 79.9 | 12 | 787 |
| difference: | +5,791 | +2,320 | +5,167 | +0.3 | +843 | +2,007 | +1.6 | +308 | +527 | +7.1 | +4 | +251 |
| 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 | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 20.1 | 7.7 | 17.8 | 43.3 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 36.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 76.6 | 10 | 67 |
| difference: | +3.6 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +13.8 | +5 | +12 |
| 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 | ||||
| C.J. McCollum | 1,344 | 517 | 1,194 | 43.3 | 150 | 408 | 36.8 | 160 | 209 | 76.6 | 10 | 67 |
| difference: | +532 | +181 | +335 | +2.4 | +56 | +130 | +1.5 | +114 | +94 | +13.8 | +5 | +12 |
| 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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C.J. McCollum's additional seasons: | ||||
* C.J. McCollum played 4 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 259 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.1 ppg and his lowest 20. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| C.J. McCollum | 0.7 | +0.7 | 2014 | 6 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| C.J. McCollum | 17.0 | +17.0 | 2015 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| C.J. McCollum | 25.3 | +25.3 | 2018 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
C.J. McCollum's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, C.J. McCollum played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.4 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 17.8. |