Jaylen Brown vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Jamal Murray has a better scoring average 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 1 point more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (19.0 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 1,813 points more (11,436 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | +1.0 | 9 |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | +1,813 | 9 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+4.4 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+732).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 8 | |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | +4.4 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +732 | 8 |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | +73 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | +46 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | +63 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +4 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +24 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +39 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +51 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +14.4 | +1 | +67 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +1,813 | +747 | +1,191 | +2.3 | +2 | +181 | +2.2 | +321 | +756 | +14.4 | +1 | +67 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +4.4 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +17.7 | +3 | +56 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +732 | +280 | +501 | +2.5 | +57 | +204 | +2.9 | +115 | +232 | +17.7 | +3 | +56 |
| 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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Jaylen Brown's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaylen Brown played 1 season more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 63 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2018 | 18 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jaylen Brown played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.1 points in a total of 11 games. |