Stephen Curry vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams.

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 Jalen Williams 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 6.7 points more than Jalen Williams in his 4 seasons (24.8 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 21,875 points more (25,934 vs. 4,059).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+6.7
17
Jalen Williams 18.1
4

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,934
+21,875
17
Jalen Williams 4,059
4

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams (+6.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,468).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+6.2
10
Jalen Williams 20.6
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,468
10
Jalen Williams 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Jalen Williams 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Jalen Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 75
+74
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 320
+305
Jalen Williams 15

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 730
+633
Jalen Williams 97

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 985
+787
Jalen Williams 198

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,040
+816
Jalen Williams 224

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
+5
Jalen Williams 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Jalen Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+7
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+57
Jalen Williams 3

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+106
Jalen Williams 17

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+121
Jalen Williams 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+122
Jalen Williams 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Jalen Williams 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 91.1 17 1,045
difference:+6.7+1.4+4.1+3.9+2.6+5.8+4.1+1.2+1.0+10.2+13+821
Jalen Williams 18.1 7.0 13.8 51.0 1.4 3.6 38.2 2.7 3.3 80.9 4 224

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,934 8,827 18,733 47.1 4,153 9,824 42.3 4,127 4,528 91.1 17 1,045
difference:+21,875+7,253+15,648+3.9+3,843+9,013+4.1+3,526+3,785+10.2+13+821
Jalen Williams 4,059 1,574 3,085 51.0 310 811 38.2 601 743 80.9 4 224

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:+6.2+1.3+2.9+0.1+2.7+5.9+7.2+1.0+0.5+9.5+8+122
Jalen Williams 20.6 7.7 16.8 45.5 1.5 4.7 32.5 3.7 4.7 79.4 2 33

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:+3,468+1,135+2,500+0.1+600+1,483+7.2+598+656+9.5+8+122
Jalen Williams 679 253 556 45.5 50 154 32.5 123 155 79.4 2 33

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
+3.4
201080
Jalen Williams 14.1
202375

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
201174
Jalen Williams 19.1
+0.5
202471

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Jalen Williams 21.6
+6.9
2025NBA Champion69

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+5.3
201378
Jalen Williams 17.6
20269

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 13 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2014 to 2026—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 787 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

In those 13 extra years over Jalen Williams, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Jalen Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Jalen Williams 18.7
+18.7
202410

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Jalen Williams 21.4
+21.4
2025NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Jalen Williams -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 9 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.0 points in a total of 143 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.