Stephen Curry vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid.

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 Naz Reid 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 13.1 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (24.8 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 20,843 points more (25,934 vs. 5,091).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+13.1
17
Naz Reid 11.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,934
+20,843
17
Naz Reid 5,091
7

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid (+16.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,790).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+16.9
10
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,790
10
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Naz Reid 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 75
+75
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 320
+316
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 730
+678
Naz Reid 52

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 985
+728
Naz Reid 257

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,040
+613
Naz Reid 427

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Naz Reid 7
+2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+60
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+121
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+133
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+121
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

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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 91.1 17 1,045
difference:+13.1+4.0+8.7+1.4+2.5+5.5+4.9+2.5+2.4+18.2+10+611
Naz Reid 11.7 4.4 9.2 48.5 1.5 3.9 37.4 1.4 1.9 72.9 7 434

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,934 8,827 18,733 47.1 4,153 9,824 42.3 4,127 4,528 91.1 17 1,045
difference:+20,843+6,901+14,761+1.4+3,518+8,124+4.9+3,523+3,700+18.2+10+611
Naz Reid 5,091 1,926 3,972 48.5 635 1,700 37.4 604 828 72.9 7 434

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:+16.9+5.4+12.2+2.2+2.7+6.7+1.6+3.4+3.4+12.7+7+119
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+3,790+1,260+2,787+2.2+597+1,498+1.6+673+748+12.7+7+119
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

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
+8.5
201080
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+7.4
201174
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
+6.4
201226
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+11.4
201378
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+10.5
201478
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+9.6
2015NBA Champion80
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+16.1
201679
Naz Reid 14.0
202628

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 10 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 27.0 points in a total of 550 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

In those 10 extra years over Naz Reid, Stephen Curry won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Naz Reid 4.8
+4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+11.9
20147
Naz Reid 11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+17.9
2015NBA Champion21
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+25.1
201618
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.4 points in a total of 97 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.