Stephen Curry vs. VJ Edgecombe: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of VJ Edgecombe 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 VJ Edgecombe.

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 VJ Edgecombe 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 10.4 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (24.8 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 25,545 points more (25,832 vs. 287).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.8
+10.4
17
VJ Edgecombe 14.4
1

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,832
+25,545
17
VJ Edgecombe 287
1

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
VJ Edgecombe 0

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe 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
VJ Edgecombe 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+4,147
10
VJ Edgecombe 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
VJ Edgecombe 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
VJ Edgecombe 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 74
+74
VJ Edgecombe 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 318
+317
VJ Edgecombe 1

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 728
+725
VJ Edgecombe 3

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 982
+966
VJ Edgecombe 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,037
+1017
VJ Edgecombe 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
+5
VJ Edgecombe 0

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Stephen Curry's point thresholds are omited here.

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 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.4 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.2 17 1,042
difference:+10.4+3.0+4.8+5.7+2.1+4.3+4.7+2.2+2.1+14.5+16+1,022
VJ Edgecombe 14.4 5.4 13.1 41.4 1.9 5.1 37.6 1.7 2.2 76.7 1 20

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,832 8,794 18,666 47.1 4,133 9,781 42.3 4,111 4,510 91.2 17 1,042
difference:+25,545+8,686+18,405+5.7+4,095+9,680+4.7+4,078+4,467+14.5+16+1,022
VJ Edgecombe 287 108 261 41.4 38 101 37.6 33 43 76.7 1 20

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
VJ Edgecombe 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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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
+3.1
201080
VJ Edgecombe 14.4
202620

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 16 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 17, from 2011 to 2026—he averaged 25.4 points in a total of 962 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 14.7.

In those 16 extra years over VJ Edgecombe, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 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.