Jamal Murray vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle and Jamal Murray 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 Julius Randle 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Julius Randle averages 1 point more than Jamal Murray in his 9 seasons (19.2 points against 18.2), and he also scored a total of 3,908 points more (14,093 vs. 10,185).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jamal Murray 18.2
9
Julius Randle 19.2
+1.0
12

Total Points

Seasons
Jamal Murray 10,185
9
Julius Randle 14,093
+3,908
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Julius Randle (+4.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,294).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jamal Murray 23.7
+4.3
5
Julius Randle 19.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,294
5
Julius Randle 582
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 3
+2
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 8
Julius Randle 11
+3

30+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 61
Julius Randle 90
+29

20+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 239
Julius Randle 347
+108

10+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 465
Julius Randle 643
+178

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jamal Murray 552
Julius Randle 734
+182

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jamal Murray 7
+6
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 2
+2
Julius Randle 0

40+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 6
+6
Julius Randle 0

30+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 19
+18
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 49
+32
Julius Randle 17

10+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 77
+50
Julius Randle 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jamal Murray 79
+49
Julius Randle 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jamal Murray 0
Julius Randle 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jamal Murray 18.2 6.7 14.7 45.8 2.2 5.7 38.5 2.6 3.0 87.1 9 559
difference:+1.0+0.2+1.5+1.0+2.1+5.0+1.5+2.4+11.4+3+176
Julius Randle 19.2 6.9 14.7 47.2 1.2 3.6 33.5 4.1 5.4 75.7 12 735

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jamal Murray 10,185 3,755 8,207 45.8 1,219 3,169 38.5 1,456 1,671 87.1 9 559
difference:+3,908+1,333+2,562+1.5+325+502+5.0+1,567+2,322+11.4+3+176
Julius Randle 14,093 5,088 10,769 47.2 894 2,667 33.5 3,023 3,993 75.7 12 735

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jamal Murray 23.7 8.8 19.4 45.7 2.6 6.8 38.3 3.5 3.8 90.4 5 79
difference:+4.3+2.2+3.7+3.5+0.7+0.9+5.5+0.8+1.4+8.9+2+49
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jamal Murray 1,876 698 1,529 45.7 206 538 38.3 274 303 90.4 5 79
difference:+1,294+500+1,059+3.5+148+361+5.5+146+146+8.9+2+49
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 9.9
+7.9
201782
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 16.7
+5.4
201881
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 18.2
+5.0
201975
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 18.5
+2.4
202059
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.2
202148
Julius Randle 21.4
+0.2
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 20.0
+0.5
2023NBA Champion65
Julius Randle 19.5
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.2
202459
Julius Randle 24.1
+2.9
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.4
+1.3
202567
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 24.4
202623
Julius Randle 25.1
+0.7
202377

Julius Randle's additional seasons:

* Julius Randle played 3 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 140 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24 ppg and his lowest 18.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.3
+21.3
201914
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 26.5
+26.5
202019
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 26.1
+26.1
2023NBA Champion20
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 20.6
+2.6
202412
Julius Randle 18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.8
+21.8
202514
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP *
20260
Julius Randle 16.6
+16.6
202310
* season in progress

Julius Randle's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Julius Randle played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 21.7 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 21.7.