Devin Booker vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Devin Booker 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.
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Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jamal Murray.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jamal Murray scored more points in the postseason. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 6.4 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (24.4 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 6,829 points more (16,452 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 24.4 | +6.4 | 10 |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Devin Booker | 16,452 | +6,829 | 10 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Jamal Murray (+4.3 points per game) while Jamal Murray scored more points (+561).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | +4.3 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | 4 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +561 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 460 | +237 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 634 | +192 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 666 | +137 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 7 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 35 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +14 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +30 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 47 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +32 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Devin Booker | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Devin Booker | 24.4 | 8.5 | 18.4 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 35.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 87.3 | 10 | 673 |
| difference: | +6.4 | +1.9 | +3.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +2 | +137 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Devin Booker | 16,452 | 5,749 | 12,390 | 46.4 | 1,424 | 4,024 | 35.4 | 3,530 | 4,042 | 87.3 | 10 | 673 |
| difference: | +6,829 | +2,198 | +4,591 | +0.9 | +278 | +1,020 | +2.7 | +2,155 | +2,462 | +0.3 | +2 | +137 |
| 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 | ||||
| Devin Booker | 28.0 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 48.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 38.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +4.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +0.5 | +1 | +32 |
| 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 | ||||
| Devin Booker | 1,315 | 464 | 955 | 48.6 | 110 | 283 | 38.9 | 277 | 308 | 89.9 | 4 | 47 |
| difference: | +561 | +234 | +574 | +2.9 | +96 | +255 | +0.6 | +3 | +5 | +0.5 | +1 | +32 |
| 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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Devin Booker's additional seasons: | ||||
* Devin Booker played 2 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 143 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 21.3 | +21.3 | 2019 | 14 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 26.5 | +26.5 | 2020 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Devin Booker | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Devin Booker's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Devin Booker played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 4 games. |