Stephen Curry vs. Toni Kukoc: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Toni Kukoc 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 Toni Kukoc.

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 Toni Kukoc 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 13.2 points more than Toni Kukoc in his 13 seasons (24.8 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 16,109 points more (25,919 vs. 9,810).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+13.2
17
Toni Kukoc 11.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,919
+16,109
17
Toni Kukoc 9,810
13

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Toni Kukoc 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 Toni Kukoc (+16.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,083).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+16.1
10
Toni Kukoc 10.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,083
10
Toni Kukoc 1,064
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Toni Kukoc 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Toni Kukoc 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 75
+75
Toni Kukoc 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 320
+311
Toni Kukoc 9

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 730
+614
Toni Kukoc 116

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 984
+503
Toni Kukoc 481

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,039
+227
Toni Kukoc 812

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Toni Kukoc 34
+29

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Toni Kukoc 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Toni Kukoc 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+59
Toni Kukoc 1

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+116
Toni Kukoc 7

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+104
Toni Kukoc 49

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+58
Toni Kukoc 97

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Toni Kukoc 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 24.8 8.5 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.4 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 17 1,044
difference:+13.2+4.2+8.3+2.4+3.1+6.8+8.8+1.8+1.4+18.2+4+198
Toni Kukoc 11.6 4.3 9.6 44.7 0.9 2.6 33.5 2.1 2.9 72.9 13 846

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,919 8,824 18,720 47.1 4,151 9,815 42.3 4,120 4,521 91.1 17 1,044
difference:+16,109+5,191+10,593+2.4+3,420+7,631+8.8+2,307+2,034+18.2+4+198
Toni Kukoc 9,810 3,633 8,127 44.7 731 2,184 33.5 1,813 2,487 72.9 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:+16.1+5.1+10.8+1.5+3.1+7.4+5.5+2.8+2.5+19.2+1+56
Toni Kukoc 10.7 3.9 8.9 44.0 1.1 3.2 34.2 1.9 2.7 69.7 9 99

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:+3,083+1,002+2,178+1.5+542+1,321+5.5+537+547+19.2+1+56
Toni Kukoc 1,064 386 878 44.0 108 316 34.2 184 264 69.7 9 99

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
+6.6
201080
Toni Kukoc 10.9
199475

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+2.9
201174
Toni Kukoc 15.7
199581

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
+1.6
201226
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1996NBA Champion81

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+9.7
201378
Toni Kukoc 13.2
1997NBA Champion57

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+10.7
201478
Toni Kukoc 13.3
1998NBA Champion74

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+5.0
2015NBA Champion80
Toni Kukoc 18.8
199944

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+15.3
201679
Toni Kukoc 14.8
200056

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
+14.2
2017NBA Champion79
Toni Kukoc 11.1
200165

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+15.3
2018NBA Champion51
Toni Kukoc 11.1
200165

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+17.4
201969
Toni Kukoc 9.9
200259

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
+9.2
20205
Toni Kukoc 11.6
200363

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader32.0
+23.6
202163
Toni Kukoc 8.4
200473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+19.9
2022NBA Champion64
Toni Kukoc 5.6
200553

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 29.4
+24.5
202356
Toni Kukoc 4.9
200665

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 3 seasons more than Toni Kukoc in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 26.0 points in a total of 162 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 24.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Toni Kukoc 9.3
+9.3
199410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Toni Kukoc 13.8
+13.8
199510

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Toni Kukoc 10.8
+10.8
1996NBA Champion15

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+15.5
201312
Toni Kukoc 7.9
1997NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+9.9
20147
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1998NBA Champion21

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
19990

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+15.8
201618
Toni Kukoc 9.3
200010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
+28.1
2017NBA Champion17
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+25.5
2018NBA Champion15
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20010

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+28.2
201922
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20020

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Toni Kukoc 14.8
+14.8
20036

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20210
Toni Kukoc 8.4
+8.4
20045

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.4
+27.4
2022NBA Champion22
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20050

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 30.5
+23.2
202313
Toni Kukoc 7.3
20063

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 8 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 22.6.

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