Stephen Curry vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole.

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 Jordan Poole 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 7.9 points more than Jordan Poole in his 6 seasons (24.7 points against 16.8), and he also scored a total of 18,444 points more (25,386 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.7
+7.9
16
Jordan Poole 16.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,386
+18,444
16
Jordan Poole 6,942
6

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole (+12.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,640).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+12.3
10
Jordan Poole 14.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,640
10
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Jordan Poole 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Jordan Poole 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 71
+66
Jordan Poole 5

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 311
+269
Jordan Poole 42

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 717
+565
Jordan Poole 152

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 967
+646
Jordan Poole 321

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,021
+620
Jordan Poole 401

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Jordan Poole 11
+6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Jordan Poole 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Jordan Poole 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+58
Jordan Poole 2

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+114
Jordan Poole 9

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+128
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+121
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Jordan Poole 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 24.7 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.3 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+7.9+2.7+4.4+4.9+1.5+2.2+7.8+0.9+0.9+3.2+10+614
Jordan Poole 16.8 5.7 13.5 42.2 2.5 7.1 34.5 3.0 3.4 87.9 6 412

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,386 8,648 18,356 47.1 4,058 9,589 42.3 4,032 4,424 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+18,444+6,305+12,801+4.9+3,043+6,645+7.8+2,791+3,012+3.2+10+614
Jordan Poole 6,942 2,343 5,555 42.2 1,015 2,944 34.5 1,241 1,412 87.9 6 412

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:+12.3+4.0+8.6+0.4+2.3+5.1+5.1+2.1+2.2+2.2+8+120
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35

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:+3,640+1,213+2,667+0.4+584+1,446+5.1+630+706+2.2+8+120
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

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
+8.7
201080
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+6.6
201174
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Jordan Poole 18.5
+3.8
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+2.5
201378
Jordan Poole 20.4
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+6.6
201478
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+3.3
2015NBA Champion80
Jordan Poole 20.5
202568

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 10 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 610 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

In those 10 extra years over Jordan Poole, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Jordan Poole 17.0
+17.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+13.1
201312
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+23.0
20147
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 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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