Desmond Bane vs. Stephen Curry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephen Curry and Desmond Bane to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Stephen Curry is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Desmond Bane.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Stephen Curry has better scoring stats than Desmond Bane in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 6.9 points more than Desmond Bane in his 6 seasons (24.8 points against 17.9), and he also scored a total of 19,846 points more (25,919 vs. 6,073).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Desmond Bane 17.9
6
Stephen Curry 24.8
+6.9
17

Total Points

Seasons
Desmond Bane 6,073
6
Stephen Curry 25,919
+19,846
17

Scoring Titles

Desmond Bane 0
Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Stephen Curry has a better career point average than Desmond Bane (+9.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,692).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 16.9
4
Stephen Curry 26.8
+9.9
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 455
4
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,692
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Stephen Curry 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Stephen Curry 15
+15

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 2
Stephen Curry 75
+73

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 32
Stephen Curry 320
+288

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 148
Stephen Curry 730
+582

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 277
Stephen Curry 984
+707

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 337
Stephen Curry 1,039
+702

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 2
Stephen Curry 5
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Stephen Curry 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Stephen Curry 8
+8

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 3
Stephen Curry 60
+57

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 10
Stephen Curry 123
+113

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 18
Stephen Curry 153
+135

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 27
Stephen Curry 155
+128

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 0
Stephen Curry 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 17.9 6.6 14.0 47.0 2.5 6.2 40.7 2.3 2.5 88.9 6 339
difference:+6.9+1.9+3.9+0.2+1.5+3.2+1.6+1.6+1.8+2.2+11+705
Stephen Curry 24.8 8.5 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.4 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 17 1,044

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 6,073 2,223 4,732 47.0 859 2,112 40.7 768 864 88.9 6 339
difference:+19,846+6,601+13,988+0.2+3,292+7,703+1.6+3,352+3,657+2.2+11+705
Stephen Curry 25,919 8,824 18,720 47.1 4,151 9,815 42.3 4,120 4,521 91.1 17 1,044

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 16.9 5.8 13.2 43.7 2.7 6.7 39.6 2.6 2.9 89.9 4 27
difference:+9.9+3.2+6.5+1.7+1.5+3.9+0.1+2.1+2.3+1.0+6+128
Stephen Curry 26.8 9.0 19.7 45.4 4.2 10.6 39.7 4.7 5.2 88.9 10 155

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 455 156 357 43.7 72 182 39.6 71 79 89.9 4 27
difference:+3,692+1,232+2,699+1.7+578+1,455+0.1+650+732+1.0+6+128
Stephen Curry 4,147 1,388 3,056 45.4 650 1,637 39.7 721 811 88.9 10 155

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 9.2
202168
Stephen Curry 17.5
+8.3
201080

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.2
202276
Stephen Curry 18.6
+0.4
201174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 21.5
+6.8
202358
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.7
+0.8
202442
Stephen Curry 22.9
201378

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
202569
Stephen Curry 24.0
+4.8
201478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.0
202626
Stephen Curry 23.8
+4.8
2015NBA Champion80

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 11 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 628 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

In those 11 extra years over Desmond Bane, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 5.6
+5.6
20215
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.8
+18.8
202212
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.5
+23.5
20236
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP
20240
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 15.3
20254
Stephen Curry 23.0
+7.7
20147

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP *
20260
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 115 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.

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