Stephen Curry vs. Josh Giddey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey.

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 Josh Giddey 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 10.7 points more than Josh Giddey in his 5 seasons (24.8 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 21,521 points more (25,521 vs. 4,000).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+10.7
17
Josh Giddey 14.1
5

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,521
+21,521
17
Josh Giddey 4,000
5

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey (+18.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,060).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+18.1
10
Josh Giddey 8.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+4,060
10
Josh Giddey 87
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Josh Giddey 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Josh Giddey 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 72
+72
Josh Giddey 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 313
+311
Josh Giddey 2

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 720
+671
Josh Giddey 49

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 972
+754
Josh Giddey 218

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,026
+745
Josh Giddey 281

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
+3
Josh Giddey 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Josh Giddey 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Josh Giddey 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+60
Josh Giddey 0

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+122
Josh Giddey 1

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+149
Josh Giddey 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+145
Josh Giddey 10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Josh Giddey 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 1,031
difference:+10.7+2.7+5.6+0.8+2.9+5.9+9.2+2.3+2.2+15.0+12+748
Josh Giddey 14.1 5.7 12.3 46.4 1.1 3.5 33.1 1.6 2.1 76.2 5 283

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,521 8,692 18,443 47.1 4,080 9,641 42.3 4,057 4,449 91.2 17 1,031
difference:+21,521+7,080+14,966+0.8+3,756+8,661+9.2+3,605+3,856+15.0+12+748
Josh Giddey 4,000 1,612 3,477 46.4 324 980 33.1 452 593 76.2 5 283

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:+18.1+5.6+12.2+0.1+3.0+7.2+4.4+4.0+4.4+1.4+9+145
Josh Giddey 8.7 3.4 7.5 45.3 1.2 3.4 35.3 0.7 0.8 87.5 1 10

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:+4,060+1,354+2,981+0.1+638+1,603+4.4+714+803+1.4+9+145
Josh Giddey 87 34 75 45.3 12 34 35.3 7 8 87.5 1 10

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
+5.0
201080
Josh Giddey 12.5
202254

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+2.0
201174
Josh Giddey 16.6
202376

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
+2.4
201226
Josh Giddey 12.3
202480

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+8.3
201378
Josh Giddey 14.6
202570

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+4.7
201478
Josh Giddey 19.3
20263

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 12 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 26.9 points in a total of 695 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

In those 12 extra years over Josh Giddey, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Josh Giddey 8.7
+8.7
202410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20250

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+23.0
20147
Josh Giddey -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 8 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.2 points in a total of 136 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.

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