Stephen Curry vs. De'Aaron Fox: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of De'Aaron Fox 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.

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 De'Aaron Fox.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Stephen Curry scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while De'Aaron Fox has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 3.3 points more than De'Aaron Fox in his 9 seasons (24.8 points against 21.5), and he also scored a total of 14,226 points more (25,787 vs. 11,561).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Stephen Curry	24.8	+3.3	17
De'Aaron Fox	21.5		9

Total Points			Seasons
Stephen Curry	25,787	+14,226	17
De'Aaron Fox	11,561		9

Scoring Titles
Stephen Curry	2	+2
De'Aaron Fox	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	17.5	+5.9	2010	80
De'Aaron Fox	11.6		2018	73

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	18.6	+1.3	2011	74
De'Aaron Fox	17.3		2019	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	14.7		2012	26
De'Aaron Fox	21.1	+6.4	2020	51

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	22.9		2013	78
De'Aaron Fox	25.2	+2.3	2021	58

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	24.0	+0.8	2014	78
De'Aaron Fox	23.2		2022	59

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.8		2015	80
De'Aaron Fox	25.0	+1.2	2023	73

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	30.1	+3.5	2016	79
De'Aaron Fox	26.6		2024	74

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	25.3	+1.8	2017	79
De'Aaron Fox	23.5		2025	62

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	26.4	+2.9	2018	51
De'Aaron Fox	23.5		2025	62

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	27.3	+3.8	2019	69
De'Aaron Fox	23.5		2025	62

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	20.8		2020	5
De'Aaron Fox	23.1	+2.3	2026	7

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 6 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 341 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 24.5. In those 6 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, Stephen Curry won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2010	0
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2011	0
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2012	0
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.4	+23.4	2013	12
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.0	+23.0	2014	7
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	28.3	+0.9	2015	21
De'Aaron Fox	27.4		2023	7

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	25.1	+25.1	2016	18
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	28.1	+28.1	2017	17
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2025	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	25.5	+25.5	2018	15
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2025	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	28.2	+28.2	2019	22
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP	2025	0

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2020	0
De'Aaron Fox	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.