Jalen Brunson vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jamal Murray scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 0.1 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (18.1 points against 18.0). On the other hand Jamal Murray scored a total of 802 points more than Jalen Brunson (9,623 vs. 8,821).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | +0.1 | 7 |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 7 | |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | +802 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Jamal Murray (+1.7 points per game) while Jamal Murray scored more points (+175).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +1.7 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 5 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +175 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | +21 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | +69 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | +55 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +6 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +16 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +12 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +3.3 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +4.7 | +1 | +49 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +802 | +310 | +1,168 | +3.3 | +368 | +1,006 | +0.8 | +186 | +316 | +4.7 | +1 | +49 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +4.1 | +1.8 | +2.6 | +7.8 | +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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +175 | +92 | +211 | +0.3 | +74 | +152 | +4.1 | +83 | +129 | +7.8 | +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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Jamal Murray's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jamal Murray played 1 season more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 67 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2023 | 11 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Jamal Murray's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jamal Murray played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.8 points in a total of 14 games. |