Stephen Curry vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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 Kyle Kuzma.

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 Kyle Kuzma 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 7.8 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 9 seasons (24.8 points against 17.0), and he also scored a total of 16,300 points more (25,600 vs. 9,300).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Stephen Curry	24.8	+7.8	17
Kyle Kuzma	17.0		9

Total Points			Seasons
Stephen Curry	25,600	+16,300	17
Kyle Kuzma	9,300		9

Scoring Titles
Stephen Curry	2	+2
Kyle Kuzma	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	17.5	+1.4	2010	80
Kyle Kuzma	16.1		2018	77

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	18.6		2011	74
Kyle Kuzma	18.7	+0.1	2019	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	14.7	+1.9	2012	26
Kyle Kuzma	12.8		2020	61

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	22.9	+10.0	2013	78
Kyle Kuzma	12.9		2021	68

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	24.0	+6.9	2014	78
Kyle Kuzma	17.1		2022	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.8	+2.6	2015	80
Kyle Kuzma	21.2		2023	64

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	30.1	+7.9	2016	79
Kyle Kuzma	22.2		2024	70

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	25.3	+10.5	2017	79
Kyle Kuzma	14.8		2025	65

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	26.4	+13.5	2018	51
Kyle Kuzma	12.9		2026	7

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 8 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 409 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8. In those 8 extra years over Kyle Kuzma, Stephen Curry won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2010	0
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2011	0
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2012	0
Kyle Kuzma	10.0	+10.0	2020	21

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.4	+17.1	2013	12
Kyle Kuzma	6.3		2021	6

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.0	+23.0	2014	7
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	28.3	+28.3	2015	21
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	25.1	+25.1	2016	18
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	28.1	+22.3	2017	17
Kyle Kuzma	5.8		2025	5

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	25.5	+25.5	2018	15
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 27.7 points in a total of 65 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.