Stephen Curry vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Stephen Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Stephen Curry played 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Stephen Curry had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Stephen Curry 17 10 2009-10 to 2025-26
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Stephen Curry Amen Thompson
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 80 36.2 17.5 0.6 3.9 4.5 5.9 1.9 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.6 14.3 .462 2.1 4.8 .437 2.2 2.5 .885
difference:+18+13.8+8.0+1.8+0.3+2.1+3.3+0.6+0.4-1.5-0.9+2.7+7.1+.074+2.0+3.9+.299+0.5+.201
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Stephen Curry nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Stephen Curry Amen Thompson
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 74 33.6 18.6 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.8 1.5 0.3 3.1 3.1 6.8 14.2 .480 2.0 4.6 .442 2.9 3.1 .934
difference:+5+1.4+4.5+2.1+2.2+4.3+2.0+0.1+1.0-1.1-0.7+1.2+4.1+.077+1.6+3.3+.167+0.5+0.5+.250
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3

Stephen Curry Amen Thompson
Season 2011-122025-26
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 26 28.2 14.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.3 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.6 11.4 .490 2.1 4.7 .455 1.5 1.8 .809
difference:+24+6.3+0.7+0.9+0.3+0.6+2.3+1.0+0.2-0.5-1.6+0.6+1.1+.090+2.1+0.7+.455+2.5+4.2+.142
Amen Thompson 2 34.5 14.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 12.5 .400 0.0 4.0 .000 4.0 6.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Stephen Curry nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Stephen Curry played 14 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2013 to 2026—Stephen Curry played in 10 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 14 extra years over Amen Thompson, Stephen Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP