Tyrese Maxey vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray and Tyrese Maxey 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Tyrese Maxey has a better scoring average 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Maxey averages 1.5 points more than Jamal Murray in his 8 seasons (19.5 points against 18.0). On the other hand Jamal Murray scored a total of 3,421 points more than Tyrese Maxey (9,623 vs. 6,202).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 19.5
+1.5
5
Jamal Murray 18.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Maxey 6,202
5
Jamal Murray 9,623
+3,421
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Tyrese Maxey (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,146).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 17.8
4
Jamal Murray 23.7
+5.9
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey 730
4
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,146
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 3
+1
Jamal Murray 2

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 9
+3
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 58
+2
Jamal Murray 56

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 157
Jamal Murray 223
+66

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 257
Jamal Murray 442
+185

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 308
Jamal Murray 529
+221

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 10
+3
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 1
Jamal Murray 6
+5

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 7
Jamal Murray 19
+12

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 16
Jamal Murray 49
+33

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Maxey 32
Jamal Murray 77
+45

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Maxey 39
Jamal Murray 79
+40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Maxey 2
+2
Jamal Murray 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Maxey 19.5 7.0 15.2 46.1 2.2 5.7 38.1 3.3 3.8 86.6 5 318
difference:+1.5+0.4+0.6+0.6+0.1+0.1+0.7+0.9+0.4+3+218
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
Tyrese Maxey 6,202 2,235 4,847 46.1 696 1,828 38.1 1,036 1,196 86.6 5 318
difference:+3,421+1,316+2,952+0.6+450+1,176+339+384+0.4+3+218
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
Tyrese Maxey 17.8 6.5 14.1 45.8 2.1 5.4 38.9 2.8 3.2 87.0 4 41
difference:+5.9+2.3+5.3+0.2+0.5+1.4+0.6+0.7+0.6+3.4+1+38
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
Tyrese Maxey 730 265 578 45.8 86 221 38.9 114 131 87.0 4 41
difference:+1,146+433+951+0.2+120+317+0.6+160+172+3.4+1+38
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
Tyrese Maxey 8.0
202161
Jamal Murray 9.9
+1.9
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 17.5
+0.8
202275
Jamal Murray 16.7
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.3
+2.1
202360
Jamal Murray 18.2
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 25.9
+7.4
202470
Jamal Murray 18.5
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 26.3
+5.1
202552
Jamal Murray 21.2
202148

Jamal Murray's additional seasons:

* Jamal Murray played 3 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 191 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 20.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 6.3
+6.3
202112
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.8
+20.8
202212
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 20.5
202311
Jamal Murray 21.3
+0.8
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey 29.8
+3.3
20246
Jamal Murray 26.5
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Maxey -
DNP
20250
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Jamal Murray's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jamal Murray played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 20.6.