Stephen Curry vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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 and Victor Wembanyama have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (Stephen Curry is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Stephen Curry has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Stephen Curry has better playoff stats. 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.
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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 1.9 points more than Victor Wembanyama in his 3 seasons (24.8 points against 22.9), and he also scored a total of 22,783 points more (25,572 vs. 2,789).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Stephen Curry | 24.8 | +1.9 | 17 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.9 | 3 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Stephen Curry | 25,572 | +22,783 | 17 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,789 | 3 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Stephen Curry | 2 |  +2 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Stephen Curry has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Stephen Curry | 26.8 | +26.8 | 10 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Stephen Curry | 4,147 | +4,147 | 10 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 2 | +2 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 722 | +644 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 78 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 974 | +856 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 118 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 1,028 | +906 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 122 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 5 | +5 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Stephen Curry's point thresholds are omited here.
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 | 91.2 | 17 | 1,033 |
| difference: | +1.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +8.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +10.4 | +14 | +911 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.9 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 47.4 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 33.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 80.8 | 3 | 122 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 25,572 | 8,708 | 18,485 | 47.1 | 4,088 | 9,667 | 42.3 | 4,068 | 4,462 | 91.2 | 17 | 1,033 |
| difference: | +22,783 | +7,695 | +16,346 | +0.3 | +3,813 | +8,854 | +8.5 | +3,580 | +3,858 | +10.4 | +14 | +911 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,789 | 1,013 | 2,139 | 47.4 | 275 | 813 | 33.8 | 488 | 604 | 80.8 | 3 | 122 |
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: | +26.8 | +9.0 | +19.7 | +45.4 | +4.2 | +10.6 | +39.7 | +4.7 | +5.2 | +88.9 | +10 | +155 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +4,147 | +1,388 | +3,056 | +45.4 | +650 | +1,637 | +39.7 | +721 | +811 | +88.9 | +10 | +155 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Stephen Curry's additional seasons: | ||||
* Stephen Curry played 14 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2013 to 2026—he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 853 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8. In those 14 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 10 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 26.8 points in a total of 155 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6. |