Rudy Gobert vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Rudy Gobert 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Rudy Gobert 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 5.4 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (18.0 points against 12.6). On the other hand Rudy Gobert scored a total of 835 points more than Jamal Murray (10,458 vs. 9,623).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12
Jamal Murray 18.0
+5.4
8

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,458
+835
12
Jamal Murray 9,623
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+845).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
Jamal Murray 23.7
+11.4
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
9
Jamal Murray 1,876
+845
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Jamal Murray 56
+54

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Jamal Murray 223
+115

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 572
+130
Jamal Murray 442

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 809
+280
Jamal Murray 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+13
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jamal Murray 19
+19

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
Jamal Murray 49
+43

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
Jamal Murray 77
+18

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+4
Jamal Murray 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
+1
Jamal Murray 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.1 12 829
difference:+5.4+1.9+7.4+20.1+2.1+5.6+38.1+0.6+2.1+22.9+4+293
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
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829
difference:+835+352+1,849+20.1+1,146+2,987+38.1+1,277+2,557+22.9+4+293
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
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+11.4+4.3+12.3+18.4+2.6+6.8+38.3+0.3+1.4+29.6+4+5
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
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+845+316+933+18.4+206+537+38.3+7+136+29.6+4+5
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
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Jamal Murray 9.9
+7.6
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Jamal Murray 16.7
+8.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Jamal Murray 18.2
+9.1
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
Jamal Murray 18.5
+4.5
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Jamal Murray 21.2
+7.7
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Jamal Murray 20.0
+4.1
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Jamal Murray 21.2
+6.1
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Jamal Murray 21.4
+7.1
202567

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 4 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 284 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Jamal Murray 21.3
+21.3
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179
Jamal Murray 26.5
+14.9
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
20195
Jamal Murray 26.1
+14.9
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
20207
Jamal Murray 20.6
+3.7
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111
Jamal Murray 21.8
+7.1
202514

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 7.9.