Jamal Murray vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Trae Young 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 Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jamal Murray scored more points in the postseason. 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, Trae Young averages 7.3 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (25.3 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 2,597 points more (12,220 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +7.3 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | +2,597 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Jamal Murray (+2.7 points per game) while Jamal Murray scored more points (+1,163).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | 5 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +2.7 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +1,163 | 5 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
| Trae Young | 342 | +119 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
| Trae Young | 463 | +21 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | +46 | ||
| Trae Young | 483 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | +7 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +28 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +52 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +52 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 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: | +7.3 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +4.1 | +4.7 | +0.3 | +1 | +53 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.3 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 7 | 483 |
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: | +2,597 | +314 | +1,136 | +2.3 | +131 | +624 | +2.9 | +1,838 | +2,099 | +0.3 | +1 | +53 |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | 3,865 | 8,935 | 43.3 | 1,277 | 3,628 | 35.2 | 3,213 | 3,679 | 87.3 | 7 | 483 |
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: | +2.7 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +5.4 | +1.9 | +8.6 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +5.2 | +2 | +52 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 40.2 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
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: | +1,163 | +466 | +952 | +5.4 | +136 | +302 | +8.6 | +95 | +93 | +5.2 | +2 | +52 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jamal Murray's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jamal Murray played 1 season more than Trae Young 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 | |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | 26.1 | +26.1 | 2023 | 20 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jamal Murray | 20.6 | +20.6 | 2024 | 12 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 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. |