Kenyon Martin vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Kenyon Martin 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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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 Kenyon Martin 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 6 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (18.3 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 943 points more (10,268 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15
Jamal Murray 18.3
+6.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15
Jamal Murray 10,268
+943
9

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 Kenyon Martin (+10.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+435).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11
Jamal Murray 23.7
+10.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 1,441
11
Jamal Murray 1,876
+435
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Jamal Murray 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Jamal Murray 8
+8

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 4
Jamal Murray 63
+59

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 113
Jamal Murray 241
+128

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 481
+13
Jamal Murray 468

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 731
+176
Jamal Murray 555

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 26
+19
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 3
Jamal Murray 19
+16

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 21
Jamal Murray 49
+28

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 74
Jamal Murray 77
+3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 108
+29
Jamal Murray 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 4
+4
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
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757
difference:+6.0+1.6+4.1+2.5+2.1+5.3+15.2+0.6+0.2+24.2+6+195
Jamal Murray 18.3 6.7 14.7 45.8 2.2 5.7 38.6 2.6 3.0 87.1 9 562

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757
difference:+943+96+228+2.5+1,166+2,911+15.2+31+702+24.2+6+195
Jamal Murray 10,268 3,779 8,259 45.8 1,232 3,193 38.6 1,478 1,696 87.1 9 562

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112
difference:+10.8+3.6+8.4+1.3+2.6+6.5+25.4+1.0+0.1+22.5+6+33
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
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112
difference:+435+119+296+1.3+202+507+25.4+5+108+22.5+6+33
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
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+2.1
200168
Jamal Murray 9.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273
Jamal Murray 16.7
+1.8
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200377
Jamal Murray 18.2
+1.5
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465
Jamal Murray 18.5
+1.8
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570
Jamal Murray 21.2
+5.7
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656
Jamal Murray 20.0
+7.1
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072
Jamal Murray 21.2
+11.7
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871
Jamal Murray 21.4
+9.0
202567

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966
Jamal Murray 24.8
+13.1
202626

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 6 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2010 to 2015—he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 209 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 18.9
200320
Jamal Murray 21.3
+2.4
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 19.1
200411
Jamal Murray 26.5
+7.4
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
+12.4
20055
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062
Jamal Murray 26.1
+21.6
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070
Jamal Murray 20.6
+20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.8
20084
Jamal Murray 21.8
+13.0
202514

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.9
+10.9
200916
Jamal Murray -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 34 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.