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Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
vs
2025-26
Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 29
Jaylen Brown
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Murray vs Jaylen Brown

11-6categories
Murray · Brown
MurrayBrown
75Games
availability
71
35.4Minutes
per game
34.4
25.4Points
per game
28.7
4.4Rebounds
per game
6.9
7.1Assists
per game
5.1
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.6
48.3%Field goal %47.7%
43.5%Three-point %
7.5 vs 5.7 attempts
34.7%
88.7%Free throw %79.5%
62.2%True shooting
TS%
57.3%
26.9%Usage
USG%
35.1%
29.8%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
25.1%
6.3%Rebound %
of available
9.5%
+6.8Net rating
on court
+6.5
14.2%PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+5.8Plus-minus
per game
+4.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 3.3 points a game apart (28.7 vs 25.4), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 26.9%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 5.1 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 4.4 rebounds).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against +6.5 for Brown; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Murray $50.1M through 2028-29, Brown $57.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MurrayBrown
48-27Record when playing47-24
23.7Points at home27.9
27.1Points on the road29.6
26.5Points in wins29.0
23.4Points in losses28.2
53Season high50
2330-point games35
18Double-doubles14
Murray · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN12 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN24 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN30 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN30 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Brown · last 5
Sat, May 2 vs PHI33 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI18 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI22 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI20 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 24 at PHI25 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
Brown · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.0M

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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).