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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

12-5categories
Murray · Murphy III
MurrayMurphy III
75Games
availability
66
35.4Minutes
per game
35.5
25.4Points
per game
21.5
4.4Rebounds
per game
5.7
7.1Assists
per game
3.8
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.3Turnovers
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%
+6.8Net rating
on court
-3.6
14.2%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+5.8Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

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
MurrayMurphy III
48-27Record when playing21-45
23.7Points at home22.1
27.1Points on the road20.9
26.5Points in wins22.1
23.4Points in losses21.2
53Season high44
2330-point games10
18Double-doubles4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 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

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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).