Stephen Curry vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle.

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 Julius Randle 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 5.7 points more than Julius Randle in his 11 seasons (24.7 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 11,869 points more (25,386 vs. 13,517).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.7
+5.7
16
Julius Randle 19.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,386
+11,869
16
Julius Randle 13,517
11

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,565).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+7.4
10
Julius Randle 19.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,565
10
Julius Randle 582
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Julius Randle 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+14
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 71
+60
Julius Randle 11

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 311
+226
Julius Randle 85

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 717
+386
Julius Randle 331

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 967
+349
Julius Randle 618

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,021
+312
Julius Randle 709

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
+4
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Julius Randle 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Julius Randle 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+59
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+106
Julius Randle 17

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+126
Julius Randle 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+125
Julius Randle 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Julius Randle 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

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:+5.7+1.5+3.3+0.0+2.8+5.7+8.9+0.1+1.1+15.8+5+316
Julius Randle 19.0 6.9 14.6 47.1 1.2 3.6 33.4 4.0 5.4 75.3 11 710

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:+11,869+3,752+7,972+0.0+3,208+7,046+8.9+1,157+608+15.8+5+316
Julius Randle 13,517 4,896 10,384 47.1 850 2,543 33.4 2,875 3,816 75.3 11 710

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:+7.4+2.4+4.0+3.3+2.3+4.7+6.9+0.4+7.4+7+125
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+3,565+1,190+2,586+3.3+592+1,460+6.9+593+654+7.4+7+125
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

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
+15.5
201080
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+7.3
201174
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
+1.5
201226
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+6.8
201378
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+2.6
201478
Julius Randle 21.4
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+4.3
2015NBA Champion80
Julius Randle 19.5
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+6.0
201679
Julius Randle 24.1
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
+5.2
2017NBA Champion79
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+1.3
2018NBA Champion51
Julius Randle 25.1
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+3.3
201969
Julius Randle 24.0
202446

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
+2.1
20205
Julius Randle 18.7
202569

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 5 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 327 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 24.5.

In those 5 extra years over Julius Randle, Stephen Curry won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+23.0
20147
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+7.1
201618
Julius Randle 18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
+28.1
2017NBA Champion17
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+8.9
2018NBA Champion15
Julius Randle 16.6
202310

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+28.2
201922
Julius Randle -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Julius Randle 21.7
+21.7
202515

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 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.