Bill Russell vs Stephen Curry

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Bill Russell and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Bill Russell played 13 seasons, 1956-57 to 1968-69, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Bill Russell averaged 15.1 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Bill Russell won 11 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Stephen Curry leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Bill Russell in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bill Russell and Stephen Curry career per game

963	GP	1,069
42.3	MIN	34
15.1	PTS	24.8, better
0	REB	4.7, better
4.3	AST	6.3, better
0	STL	1.5, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
44	FG%	47.1, better
0	3P%	42.2, better
56.1	FT%	91.2, better
47.1	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Bill Russell and Stephen Curry career totals

14,522	PTS	26,528, better
0	REB	4,973, better
4,100	AST	6,743, better
0	STL	1,601, better
0	BLK	282, better
44	FG%	47.1, better
0	3P%	42.2, better
56.1	FT%	91.2, better
47.1	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bill Russell and Stephen Curry postseason

165	GP	155
45.4	MIN	37.2
16.2	PTS	26.8, better
0	REB	5.3, better
4.7	AST	6.1, better
0	STL	1.5, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
43	FG%	45.4, better
0	3P%	39.7, better
60.3	FT%	88.9, better
47.4	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Bill Russell and Stephen Curry all-time places

173rd (14,522)	Points	21st (26,528), better
119th (4,100)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
—	Rebounds	231st (4,973), better
—	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), better
—	Steals	41st (1,601), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bill Russell and Stephen Curry titles and awards

11, better	Championships	4
8, better	All-NBA Second Team	5
5, better	MVP	2
3	All-NBA First Team	4, better
1	All-Star MVP	2, better
1, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
—	Finals MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Russell and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1956-57	14.7	0	1.8	2009-10	17.5, better	4.5, better	5.9, better
2nd	1957-58	16.6	0	2.9	2010-11	18.6, better	3.9, better	5.8, better
3rd	1958-59	16.7, better	0	3.2	2011-12	14.7	3.4, better	5.3, better
4th	1959-60	18.2	0	3.7	2012-13	22.9, better	4.0, better	6.9, better
5th	1960-61	16.9	0	3.4	2013-14	24.0, better	4.3, better	8.5, better
6th	1961-62	18.9	0	4.5	2014-15	23.8, better	4.3, better	7.7, better
7th	1962-63	16.8	0	4.5	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4, better	6.7, better
8th	1963-64	15.0	0	4.7	2016-17	25.3, better	4.5, better	6.6, better
9th	1964-65	14.1	0	5.3	2017-18	26.4, better	5.1, better	6.1, better
10th	1965-66	12.9	0	4.8	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3, better	5.2, better
11th	1966-67	13.3	0	5.8	2019-20	20.8, better	5.2, better	6.6, better
12th	1967-68	12.5	0	4.6	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5, better	5.8, better
13th	1968-69	9.9	0	4.9	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2, better	6.3, better
14th	—	—	—	—	2022-23	29.4	6.1	6.3
15th	—	—	—	—	2023-24	26.4	4.5	5.1
16th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	24.5	4.4	6.0
17th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	26.6	3.6	4.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST