Calvin Murphy vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton and Calvin Murphy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Calvin Murphy:
1970-71 to 1982-83
John Stockton:
1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

Calvin Murphy0
John Stockton0
Calvin Murphy13
John Stockton19
Calvin Murphy6
John Stockton19
Calvin Murphy1
John Stockton10

Honors and Awards

Calvin Murphy0
John Stockton2
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Calvin Murphy0
John Stockton11
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Calvin Murphy0
John Stockton5
Calvin Murphy0
John Stockton9
Calvin Murphy0 *
John Stockton2
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Calvin Murphy 17.9
John Stockton 13.1

Calvin Murphy 2.1
John Stockton 2.7

Calvin Murphy 4.4
John Stockton 10.5

Calvin Murphy 1.5
*
John Stockton 2.2

Calvin Murphy 0.1
*
John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Calvin Murphy 17,949
John Stockton 19,711

Calvin Murphy 2,103
John Stockton 4,051

Calvin Murphy 4,402
John Stockton 15,806

Calvin Murphy 1,165
*
John Stockton 3,265

Calvin Murphy 51
*
John Stockton 315

Calvin Murphy 1,002
John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Calvin Murphy .482
John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage
Calvin Murphy .139
*
John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage
Calvin Murphy .892
John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Calvin Murphy 25.6
(1978)
John Stockton 17.2
(1990)

Calvin Murphy 3.1
(1972)
John Stockton 3.3
(1992)

Calvin Murphy 7.4
(1974)
John Stockton 14.5
(1990)

Calvin Murphy 1.9
(1974)
*
John Stockton 3.2
(1989)

Calvin Murphy 0.1
(1980)
*
John Stockton 0.3
(2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Calvin Murphy 18.5
John Stockton 13.4

Calvin Murphy 1.5
John Stockton 3.3

Calvin Murphy 4.2
John Stockton 10.1

Calvin Murphy 1.5
*
John Stockton 1.9

Calvin Murphy 0.1
*
John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Calvin Murphy 945
John Stockton 2,436

Calvin Murphy 78
John Stockton 608

Calvin Murphy 213
John Stockton 1,839

Calvin Murphy 79
*
John Stockton 338

Calvin Murphy 4
*
John Stockton 50

Calvin Murphy 51
John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Calvin Murphy .475
John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage
Calvin Murphy .286
*
John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage
Calvin Murphy .932
John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Calvin Murphy 24.4
(1975)
John Stockton 27.3
(1989)

Calvin Murphy 2.4
(1975)
John Stockton 5.6
(2001)

Calvin Murphy 6.3
(1977)
John Stockton 15.0
(1990)

Calvin Murphy 4.0
(1979)
*
John Stockton 3.7
(1989)

Calvin Murphy 0.5
(1979)
*
John Stockton 1.7
(1989)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.