Stephen Curry vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury.

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 Stephon Marbury 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 5.4 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (24.7 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 9,089 points more (25,386 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.7
+5.4
16
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,386
+9,089
16
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury (+14.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,745).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+14.2
10
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,745
10
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Stephon Marbury 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+14
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 71
+55
Stephon Marbury 16

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 311
+194
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 717
+316
Stephon Marbury 401

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 967
+233
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,021
+183
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Stephon Marbury 8
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+58
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+115
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+134
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+126
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Stephon Marbury 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 24.7 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.3 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+5.4+1.6+2.2+3.8+2.8+5.7+9.8+0.6+1.4+12.7+3+180
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+9,089+2,879+5,032+3.8+3,067+6,541+9.8+264+380+12.7+3+180
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+14.2+4.3+6.5+9.9+3.4+7.5+12.4+2.4+2.1+13.9+5+123
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+3,745+1,238+2,634+9.9+623+1,538+12.4+646+711+13.9+5+123
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

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
+1.7
201080
Stephon Marbury 15.8
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+0.9
201174
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+6.6
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+1.6
201378
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+1.8
201478
Stephon Marbury 22.2
200074

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
2015NBA Champion80
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+0.1
200167

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+9.7
201679
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
+3.0
2017NBA Champion79
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+6.2
2018NBA Champion51
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+5.6
201969
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
+4.5
20205
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader32.0
+15.6
202163
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+11.6
2022NBA Champion64
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 29.4
+25.6
202356
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 2 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 144 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+23.0
20147
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+25.1
201618
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
+6.1
2017NBA Champion17
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+4.2
2018NBA Champion15
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+28.2
201922
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20210
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.4
+27.4
2022NBA Champion22
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 30.5
+26.8
202313
Stephon Marbury 3.7
200914

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 8 games.

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