John Collins vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and John Collins 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 John Collins 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 2 points more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (18.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 2,070 points more (9,623 vs. 7,553).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 16.0
8
Jamal Murray 18.0
+2.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,553
8
Jamal Murray 9,623
+2,070
8

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 John Collins (+11.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,511).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Jamal Murray 23.7
+11.1
5

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,511
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
Jamal Murray 56
+34

20+ Point Games

John Collins 137
Jamal Murray 223
+86

10+ Point Games

John Collins 384
Jamal Murray 442
+58

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 472
Jamal Murray 529
+57

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Jamal Murray 7
+7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jamal Murray 19
+19

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Jamal Murray 49
+44

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Jamal Murray 77
+57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Jamal Murray 79
+51

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
+1
Jamal Murray 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 16.0 6.2 11.4 54.6 1.0 2.9 36.3 2.5 3.2 79.2 8 472
difference:+2.0+0.4+3.2+9.0+1.1+2.7+1.8+0.1+0.3+7.8+64
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
John Collins 7,553 2,936 5,380 54.6 492 1,356 36.3 1,189 1,502 79.2 8 472
difference:+2,070+615+2,419+9.0+654+1,648+1.8+186+78+7.8+64
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
John Collins 12.6 5.0 9.7 51.6 1.2 3.4 35.4 1.4 1.8 76.9 3 29
difference:+11.1+3.8+9.7+6.0+1.4+3.4+2.9+2.1+2.0+13.5+2+50
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
John Collins 365 145 281 51.6 35 99 35.4 40 52 76.9 3 29
difference:+1,511+553+1,248+6.0+171+439+2.9+234+251+13.5+2+50
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
+0.6
201874
Jamal Murray 9.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+2.8
201961
Jamal Murray 16.7
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+3.4
202041
Jamal Murray 18.2
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
202163
Jamal Murray 18.5
+0.9
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
202254
Jamal Murray 21.2
+5.0
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.1
202371
Jamal Murray 20.0
+6.9
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 15.1
202468
Jamal Murray 21.2
+6.1
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.0
202540
Jamal Murray 21.4
+2.4
202567

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Jamal Murray 21.3
+21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Jamal Murray 26.5
+12.6
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
+9.4
20225
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 11.3
20236
Jamal Murray 26.1
+14.8
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20240
Jamal Murray 20.6
+20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20250
Jamal Murray 21.8
+21.8
202514