Jamal Murray vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Jamal Murray has better scoring stats than Naz Reid 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 6.4 points more than Naz Reid in his 6 seasons (18.0 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 4,924 points more (9,623 vs. 4,699).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jamal Murray 18.0
+6.4
8
Naz Reid 11.6
6

Total Points

Seasons
Jamal Murray 9,623
+4,924
8
Naz Reid 4,699
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Naz Reid (+13.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,519).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jamal Murray 23.7
+13.8
5
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,519
5
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 2
+2
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 6
+6
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 56
+52
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 223
+175
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 442
+205
Naz Reid 237

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jamal Murray 529
+130
Naz Reid 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jamal Murray 7
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 2
+2
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 6
+6
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 19
+19
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 49
+47
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Jamal Murray 77
+57
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jamal Murray 79
+45
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jamal Murray 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

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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:+6.4+2.2+5.6+3.2+0.7+1.8+0.8+1.2+1.0+14.2+2+130
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.8 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 6 406

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:+4,924+1,772+4,148+3.2+577+1,480+0.8+803+794+14.2+2+130
Naz Reid 4,699 1,779 3,651 48.7 569 1,524 37.3 572 786 72.8 6 406

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:+13.8+5.2+11.9+1.9+1.1+2.9+0.2+2.2+2.0+14.2+2+43
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+1,519+570+1,260+1.9+153+399+0.2+226+240+14.2+2+43
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 9.9
+0.9
201782
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 16.7
+5.5
201881
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 18.2
+9.9
201975
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 18.5
+7.0
202059
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.2
+7.7
202148
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 20.0
+5.8
2023NBA Champion65
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Jamal Murray's additional seasons:

* Jamal Murray played 2 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 21.3 points in a total of 126 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 21.3
+16.5
201914
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 26.5
+26.5
202019
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jamal Murray 26.1
+15.7
2023NBA Champion20
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

Jamal Murray's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jamal Murray played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 26 games.