Stephen Curry vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Stephen Curry 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 Amen Thompson.

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 Amen Thompson 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 12.8 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (24.8 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 23,896 points more (25,486 vs. 1,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+12.8
17
Amen Thompson 12.0
3

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,486
+23,896
17
Amen Thompson 1,590
3

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Amen Thompson 0

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 Amen Thompson (+11.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,037).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+11.1
10
Amen Thompson 15.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+4,037
10
Amen Thompson 110
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Amen Thompson 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 72
+72
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 313
+312
Amen Thompson 1

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 720
+702
Amen Thompson 18

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 970
+891
Amen Thompson 79

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,024
+893
Amen Thompson 131

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
+3
Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Amen Thompson 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Amen Thompson 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+60
Amen Thompson 0

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+121
Amen Thompson 2

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+147
Amen Thompson 6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+148
Amen Thompson 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Amen Thompson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 24.8 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.4 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.2 17 1,029
difference:+12.8+3.6+9.1+7.4+3.8+8.2+21.3+1.8+1.2+22.8+14+896
Amen Thompson 12.0 4.8 8.8 54.5 0.2 1.2 21.0 2.1 3.1 68.4 3 133

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,486 8,680 18,417 47.1 4,074 9,624 42.3 4,052 4,444 91.2 17 1,029
difference:+23,896+8,043+17,249+7.4+4,041+9,467+21.3+3,769+4,030+22.8+14+896
Amen Thompson 1,590 637 1,168 54.5 33 157 21.0 283 414 68.4 3 133

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 26.8 9.0 19.7 45.4 4.2 10.6 39.7 4.7 5.2 88.9 10 155
difference:+11.1+3.0+7.6+4.0+4.1+10.0+14.7+1.1+0.1+19.5+9+148
Amen Thompson 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.4 0.1 0.6 25.0 3.6 5.1 69.4 1 7

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 4,147 1,388 3,056 45.4 650 1,637 39.7 721 811 88.9 10 155
difference:+4,037+1,346+2,971+4.0+649+1,633+14.7+696+775+19.5+9+148
Amen Thompson 110 42 85 49.4 1 4 25.0 25 36 69.4 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 17.5
+8.0
201080
Amen Thompson 9.5
202462

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+4.5
201174
Amen Thompson 14.1
202569

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
+0.7
201226
Amen Thompson 14.0
20262

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

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

In those years—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2013 to 2026—he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 849 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33.3 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

In those 14 extra years over Amen Thompson, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Amen Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Amen Thompson 15.7
+15.7
20257

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Amen Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 10 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 26.8 points in a total of 155 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.

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