Jordan Clarkson vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jamal Murray has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Jordan Clarkson scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 2 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 11 seasons (18.0 points against 16.0). On the other hand Jordan Clarkson scored a total of 2,406 points more than Jamal Murray (12,029 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.0 | 11 | |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | +2.0 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,029 | +2,406 | 11 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+12 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,371).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | 4 | |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | +12.0 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | 4 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +1,371 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 226 | +3 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 615 | +173 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 749 | +220 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 4 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 6 | +6 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 19 | +19 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 9 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +40 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 25 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +52 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 40 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +39 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.0 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 43.6 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 33.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.9 | 11 | 753 |
| difference: | +2.0 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +4.1 | +3 | +217 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,029 | 4,491 | 10,294 | 43.6 | 1,402 | 4,169 | 33.6 | 1,645 | 1,984 | 82.9 | 11 | 753 |
| difference: | +2,406 | +940 | +2,495 | +1.9 | +256 | +1,165 | +4.5 | +270 | +404 | +4.1 | +3 | +217 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 41.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 32.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 93.3 | 4 | 43 |
| difference: | +12.0 | +4.4 | +8.7 | +4.4 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +5.4 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +2.9 | +1 | +36 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | 189 | 458 | 41.3 | 71 | 216 | 32.9 | 56 | 60 | 93.3 | 4 | 43 |
| difference: | +1,371 | +509 | +1,071 | +4.4 | +135 | +322 | +5.4 | +218 | +243 | +2.9 | +1 | +36 |
| 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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Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jordan Clarkson played 3 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 153 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 16.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 21.3 | +21.3 | 2019 | 14 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson didn't play in the postseason. |