Ja Morant vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

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

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

Ja Morant

vs.

Calvin Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Calvin Murphy: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Calvin Murphy 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Calvin Murphy 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Calvin Murphy 0.5 (1979) *

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.