Stephen Curry vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 Klay Thompson.
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 Klay Thompson 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 |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 5.9 points more than Klay Thompson in his 13 seasons (24.8 points against 18.9), and he also scored a total of 9,070 points more (25,871 vs. 16,801).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Stephen Curry | 24.8 | +5.9 | 17 |
| Klay Thompson | 18.9 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Stephen Curry | 25,871 | +9,070 | 17 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,801 | 13 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Stephen Curry | 2 |  +2 |
| Klay Thompson | 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 Klay Thompson (+7.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,115).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Stephen Curry | 26.8 | +7.6 | 10 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Stephen Curry | 4,147 | +1,115 | 10 |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 2 | +1 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 729 | +335 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 394 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 983 | +204 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 779 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 1,038 | +155 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 883 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 5 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 6 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 1 | +1 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 123 | +48 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 75 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 153 | +10 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 143 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 155 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 158 | +3 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +5.9 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +5.1 | +4 | +154 |
| Klay Thompson | 18.9 | 7.0 | 15.6 | 44.9 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 40.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 86.0 | 13 | 889 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 25,871 | 8,808 | 18,694 | 47.1 | 4,139 | 9,796 | 42.3 | 4,116 | 4,517 | 91.1 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +9,070 | +2,560 | +4,783 | +2.2 | +1,376 | +3,048 | +1.4 | +2,574 | +2,723 | +5.1 | +4 | +154 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,801 | 6,248 | 13,911 | 44.9 | 2,763 | 6,748 | 40.9 | 1,542 | 1,794 | 86.0 | 13 | 889 |
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: | +7.6 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +4.4 | +1 | +3 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 43.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 40.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
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: | +1,115 | +262 | +471 | +1.9 | +149 | +400 | +0.8 | +442 | +481 | +4.4 | +1 | +3 |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | 1,126 | 2,585 | 43.6 | 501 | 1,237 | 40.5 | 279 | 330 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Stephen Curry's additional seasons: | ||||
* Stephen Curry played 4 seasons more than Klay Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 26.8 points in a total of 217 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.4 ppg and his lowest 24.5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2013 | 12 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2014 | 7 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 22 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6. |