Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Giannis Antetokounmpo has better scoring stats than Jamal Murray 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 5.9 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (23.9 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 10,915 points more (20,538 vs. 9,623).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+5.9
12
Jamal Murray 18.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
+10,915
12
Jamal Murray 9,623
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Jamal Murray (+3.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+394).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+3.3
9
Jamal Murray 23.7
5

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+394
9
Jamal Murray 1,876
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Jamal Murray 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+7
Jamal Murray 2

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+48
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
+237
Jamal Murray 56

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
+340
Jamal Murray 223

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
+318
Jamal Murray 442

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
+327
Jamal Murray 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
Jamal Murray 7
+4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
Jamal Murray 2
+1

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+2
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+18
Jamal Murray 19

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+17
Jamal Murray 49

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
+4
Jamal Murray 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
+5
Jamal Murray 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Jamal Murray 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+5.9+2.2+1.3+9.5+1.5+3.4+9.7+3.2+5.4+17.7+4+323
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+10,915+3,974+5,869+9.5+604+1,096+9.7+3,571+5,554+17.7+4+323
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+3.3+1.3+0.3+7.5+1.9+4.0+12.4+2.5+5.8+27.9+4+5
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+394+154+73+7.5+144+299+12.4+230+504+27.9+4+5
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
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Jamal Murray 9.9
+3.1
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
201581
Jamal Murray 16.7
+4.0
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
201680
Jamal Murray 18.2
+1.3
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+4.4
201780
Jamal Murray 18.5
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+5.7
201875
Jamal Murray 21.2
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+7.7
201972
Jamal Murray 20.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+8.3
202063
Jamal Murray 21.2
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+6.7
2021NBA Champion61
Jamal Murray 21.4
202567

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional seasons:

* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 4 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 30.4 points in a total of 270 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.1 ppg and his lowest 29.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Jamal Murray 21.3
+21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
20176
Jamal Murray 26.5
+1.7
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+25.7
20187
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
201915
Jamal Murray 26.1
+0.6
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+6.1
20209
Jamal Murray 20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+8.4
2021NBA Champion21
Jamal Murray 21.8
202514

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Giannis Antetokounmpo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 30.8 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 33 ppg and his lowest 23.3.