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

Jamal Murray vs LeBron James

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Murray · James

Murray

Nuggets

2025-26

James

76ers

Games

availability

35.4

Minutes

per game

33.2

25.4

Points

per game

20.9

4.4

Rebounds

per game

6.1

7.1

Assists

per game

7.2

1.3

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

2.3

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.0

48.3%

Field goal %

51.5%

43.5%

Three-point %

7.5 vs 4.1 attempts

31.7%

88.7%

Free throw %

73.7%

62.2%

True shooting

TS%

59.4%

26.9%

Usage

USG%

26.2%

29.8%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.8%

6.3%

Rebound %

of available

9.3%

+6.8

Net rating

on court

+2.6

14.2%

PIE

player impact estimate

15.4%

+5.8

Plus-minus

per game

+2.0

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

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 4.5 points a game apart (25.4 vs 20.9), on Murray's heavier usage (26.9% vs 26.2%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 7.1 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 4.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 15 more games (75 vs 60 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; 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, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Murray

2025-26

James

48-27

Record when playing

39-21

23.7

Points at home

20.7

27.1

Points on the road

21.2

26.5

Points in wins

21.3

23.4

Points in losses

20.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

James · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Murray · contract

2026-27$50.1M

2027-28$53.8M

2028-29$57.5M

James · contract

2026-27$3.9M

2027-28player option$4.1M

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Murray vs
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James vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner

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

James 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 · 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 · 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).