Stephen Curry vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 16 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Curry 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Stephen Curry 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Stephen Curry 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.7 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,386 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,819 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,540 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,553 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 265 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,026 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)