Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Brunson vs Jamal Murray

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Brunson · Murray

Brunson

Knicks

2025-26

Murray

Nuggets

Games

availability

35.0

Minutes

per game

35.4

26.0

Points

per game

25.4

3.3

Rebounds

per game

4.4

6.8

Assists

per game

7.1

0.9

Steals + blocks

per game

1.3

2.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.3

46.7%

Field goal %

48.3%

36.9%

Three-point %

7.1 vs 7.5 attempts

43.5%

84.1%

Free throw %

88.7%

58.0%

True shooting

TS%

62.2%

29.6%

Usage

USG%

26.9%

30.7%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

29.8%

4.7%

Rebound %

of available

6.3%

+6.1

Net rating

on court

+6.8

13.5%

PIE

player impact estimate

14.2%

+4.8

Plus-minus

per game

+5.8

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (26.0 vs 25.4), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 26.9%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 6.8 assists), the glass to Murray (4.4 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against +6.1 for Brunson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29, Murray $50.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Brunson

2025-26

Murray

50-24

Record when playing

48-27

27.4

Points at home

23.7

24.7

Points on the road

27.1

26.4

Points in wins

26.5

25.3

Points in losses

23.4

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Brunson · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Murray · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at LAL21 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at LAC14 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at UTA4 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Brunson · contract

2026-27$37.7M

2027-28$40.5M

2028-29player option$43.3M

Murray · contract

2026-27$50.1M

2027-28$53.8M

2028-29$57.5M

More comparisons

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Brunson vs
Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell

Murray vs
Jalen Brunson · Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Cade Cunningham

Brunson vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Murray vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).