Joel Embiid vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Joel Embiid 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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Joel Embiid 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 Joel Embiid 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Joel Embiid averages 9.7 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (27.7 points against 18.0), and he also scored a total of 2,900 points more (12,523 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | +9.7 | 9 |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | +2,900 | 9 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Joel Embiid | 2 |  +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Joel Embiid has a better career point average than Jamal Murray (+1.2 points per game) while Jamal Murray scored more points (+407).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | +1.2 | 7 |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 7 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +407 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 362 | +139 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 443 | +1 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 451 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | +78 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 42 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 58 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +19 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 59 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +20 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
| difference: | +9.7 | +2.5 | +3.6 | +4.6 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +4.2 | +5.7 | +7.1 | +4.2 | +1 | +84 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | 4,117 | 8,212 | 50.1 | 532 | 1,568 | 33.9 | 3,757 | 4,538 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
| difference: | +2,900 | +566 | +413 | +4.6 | +614 | +1,436 | +4.2 | +2,382 | +2,958 | +4.2 | +1 | +84 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7.9 | 17.2 | 45.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.9 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
| difference: | +1.2 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +3.0 | +9.4 | +4.5 | +5.9 | +7.6 | +2 | +20 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 466 | 1,015 | 45.9 | 65 | 225 | 28.9 | 472 | 570 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
| difference: | +407 | +232 | +514 | +0.3 | +141 | +313 | +9.4 | +198 | +267 | +7.6 | +2 | +20 |
| 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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Joel Embiid's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joel Embiid played 1 season more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 19 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2018 | 8 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | 28.1 | +28.1 | 2021 | 11 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Joel Embiid's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Joel Embiid didn't play in the postseason. |