Jamal Murray vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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.
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Karl-Anthony Towns 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 Karl-Anthony Towns 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 5.1 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (23.1 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 5,257 points more (14,880 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +5.1 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | +5,257 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Karl-Anthony Towns (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+887).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | +3.9 | 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +887 | 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | +210 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | +184 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | +116 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | +7 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 6 | +6 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +22 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +30 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +29 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 45.5 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 38.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 87.0 | 8 | 536 |
| difference: | +5.1 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +6.8 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +2 | +109 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 3,551 | 7,799 | 45.5 | 1,146 | 3,004 | 38.1 | 1,375 | 1,580 | 87.0 | 8 | 536 |
| difference: | +5,257 | +1,909 | +2,625 | +6.8 | +29 | +214 | +1.9 | +1,468 | +1,815 | +3.3 | +2 | +109 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 5,460 | 10,424 | 52.4 | 1,117 | 2,790 | 40.0 | 2,843 | 3,395 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
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: | +3.9 | +1.9 | +4.9 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +7.3 | +29 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
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: | +887 | +352 | +802 | +1.9 | +131 | +324 | +3.3 | +52 | +36 | +7.3 | +29 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons: | ||||
* Karl-Anthony Towns played 2 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 23.2 points in a total of 134 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | 26.5 | +26.5 | 2020 | 19 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | 26.1 | +26.1 | 2023 | 20 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 34 games. |