Jerry West vs Stephen Curry

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Jerry West and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Jerry West played 14 seasons, 1960-61 to 1973-74, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Jerry West averaged 27 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Jerry West won 1 title, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Stephen Curry leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Jerry West in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jerry West and Stephen Curry career per game

932	GP	1,069
39.2	MIN	34
27, better	PTS	24.8
4.9, better	REB	4.7
6.7, better	AST	6.3
0.1	STL	1.5, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
47.4, better	FG%	47.1
0	3P%	42.2, better
81.4	FT%	91.2, better
55	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Jerry West and Stephen Curry career totals

25,192	PTS	26,528, better
4,600	REB	4,973, better
6,238	AST	6,743, better
81	STL	1,601, better
23	BLK	282, better
47.4, better	FG%	47.1
0	3P%	42.2, better
81.4	FT%	91.2, better
55	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry West and Stephen Curry postseason

153	GP	155
41.3	MIN	37.2
29.1, better	PTS	26.8
5.5, better	REB	5.3
6.3, better	AST	6.1
0	STL	1.5, better
0	BLK	0.3, better
46.9, better	FG%	45.4
0	3P%	39.7, better
80.5	FT%	88.9, better
54.1	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Jerry West and Stephen Curry all-time places

27th (25,192)	Points	19th (26,528), better
283rd (4,600)	Rebounds	244th (4,973), better
35th (6,238)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
—	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), better
—	Steals	40th (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

Jerry West and Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

Jerry West and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1960-61	17.6, better	5.5, better	4.2	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9, better
2nd	1961-62	30.8, better	5.9, better	5.4	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8, better
3rd	1962-63	27.1, better	4.9, better	5.6, better	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3
4th	1963-64	28.7, better	4.8, better	5.6	2012-13	22.9	4.0	6.9, better
5th	1964-65	31.0, better	5.1, better	4.9	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	1965-66	31.3, better	7.0, better	6.1	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	1966-67	28.7	4.9	6.8, better	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4, better	6.7
8th	1967-68	26.3, better	4.9, better	6.1	2016-17	25.3	4.5	6.6, better
9th	1968-69	25.9	3.9	6.9, better	2017-18	26.4, better	5.1, better	6.1
10th	1969-70	31.2, better	4.5	7.5, better	2018-19	27.3	5.3, better	5.2
11th	1970-71	26.9, better	4.6	9.5, better	2019-20	20.8	5.2, better	6.6
12th	1971-72	25.8	4.2	9.7, better	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5, better	5.8
13th	1972-73	22.8	4.1	8.8, better	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2, better	6.3
14th	1973-74	20.3	3.7	6.6, better	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1, better	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