Stephen Curry vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez.

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 Brook Lopez 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 9.1 points more than Brook Lopez in his 18 seasons (24.8 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 8,390 points more (26,077 vs. 17,687).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+9.1
17
Brook Lopez 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 26,077
+8,390
17
Brook Lopez 17,687
18

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez (+12.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,895).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+12.7
10
Brook Lopez 14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+2,895
10
Brook Lopez 1,252
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Brook Lopez 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 75
+75
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 321
+276
Brook Lopez 45

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 735
+388
Brook Lopez 347

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 990
+122
Brook Lopez 868

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,045
Brook Lopez 1,122
+77

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Brook Lopez 7
+2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+58
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+102
Brook Lopez 21

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+93
Brook Lopez 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+68
Brook Lopez 87

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

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 42.2 4.0 4.3 91.2 17 1,050
difference:+9.1+2.4+5.9+2.5+3.0+6.6+6.9+1.3+0.9+11.5+1+79
Brook Lopez 15.7 6.0 12.0 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.3 2.7 3.4 79.7 18 1,129

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 26,077 8,872 18,838 47.1 4,172 9,881 42.2 4,161 4,564 91.2 17 1,050
difference:+8,390+2,134+5,252+2.5+3,058+6,729+6.9+1,064+680+11.5+1+79
Brook Lopez 17,687 6,738 13,586 49.6 1,114 3,152 35.3 3,097 3,884 79.7 18 1,129

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:+12.7+3.6+9.1+5.9+3.1+7.4+6.6+2.5+2.6+6.1+1+66
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

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:+2,895+905+2,115+5.9+556+1,353+6.6+529+579+6.1+1+66
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

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
+4.5
201080
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
201174
Brook Lopez 18.8
+0.2
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Brook Lopez 20.4
+5.7
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+3.7
201378
Brook Lopez 19.2
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+4.6
201478
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+3.1
2015NBA Champion80
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+12.9
201679
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
+4.7
2017NBA Champion79
Brook Lopez 20.6
201673

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+5.9
2018NBA Champion51
Brook Lopez 20.5
201775

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+14.3
201969
Brook Lopez 13.0
201874

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
+8.3
20205
Brook Lopez 12.5
201981

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader32.0
+20.0
202163
Brook Lopez 12.0
202068

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+13.2
2022NBA Champion64
Brook Lopez 12.3
2021NBA Champion70

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 29.4
+17.0
202356
Brook Lopez 12.4
202213

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+10.5
202474
Brook Lopez 15.9
202378

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.5
+12.0
202570
Brook Lopez 12.5
202479

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.8
+15.8
202624
Brook Lopez 13.0
202580

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

- Brook Lopez played 1 season more than Stephen Curry in the NBA.

In that year—his season 18 in 2026—he averaged 7.1 points in a total of 24 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+0.7
20147
Brook Lopez 22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+5.3
201618
Brook Lopez 19.8
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
+28.1
2017NBA Champion17
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+25.5
2018NBA Champion15
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20170

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+28.2
201922
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Brook Lopez 11.2
+11.2
201915

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20210
Brook Lopez 15.8
+15.8
202010

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.4
+14.4
2022NBA Champion22
Brook Lopez 13.0
2021NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 30.5
+19.9
202313
Brook Lopez 10.6
202212

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20240
Brook Lopez 19.0
+19.0
20235

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.6
+4.9
20258
Brook Lopez 17.7
20246

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez 5.0
+5.0
20255
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

- In his additional NBA year, Brook Lopez didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).

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