RJ Barrett vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Murphy and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Calvin Murphy

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Calvin Murphy 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.