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Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Murray vs Trey Murphy III

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Murray · Murphy III
Jamal Murray
Murray
Nuggets
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
75
Games
availability
66
35.4
Minutes
per game
35.5
25.4
Points
per game
21.5
4.4
Rebounds
per game
5.7
7.1
Assists
per game
3.8
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
48.3%
Field goal %
47.0%
43.5%
Three-point %
7.5 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
88.7%
Free throw %
88.6%
62.2%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
26.9%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
29.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
6.3%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+6.8
Net rating
on court
-3.6
14.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+5.8
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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, 3.9 points a game apart (25.4 vs 21.5), on Murray's heavier usage (26.9% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (62.2% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 4.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 9 more games (75 vs 66 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Murray
2025-26
Murphy III
48-27
Record when playing
21-45
23.7
Points at home
22.1
27.1
Points on the road
20.9
26.5
Points in wins
22.1
23.4
Points in losses
21.2
53
Season high
44
23
30-point games
10
18
Double-doubles
4

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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Murray vs
Jalen Brunson · Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Cade Cunningham
Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
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
Murphy III 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 · 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).