Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Stephen Curry

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 14 seasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 24.6 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 5 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Stephen Curry leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry career per game

1,560	GP	1,069
36.8	MIN	34
24.6	PTS	24.8, better
7.9, better	REB	4.7
3.6	AST	6.3, better
0.7	STL	1.5, better
2, better	BLK	0.3
55.9, better	FG%	47.1
5.6	3P%	42.2, better
72.1	FT%	91.2, better
59.2	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry career totals

38,387, better	PTS	26,528
12,369, better	REB	4,973
5,660	AST	6,743, better
1,160	STL	1,601, better
3,189, better	BLK	282
55.9, better	FG%	47.1
5.6	3P%	42.2, better
72.1	FT%	91.2, better
59.2	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry postseason

237	GP	155
37.3	MIN	37.2
24.3	PTS	26.8, better
7.5, better	REB	5.3
3.2	AST	6.1, better
0.8	STL	1.5, better
2, better	BLK	0.3
53.3, better	FG%	45.4
0	3P%	39.7, better
74	FT%	88.9, better
57.1	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry all-time places

2nd (38,387), better	Points	21st (26,528)
12th (12,369), better	Rebounds	231st (4,973)
49th (5,660)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
105th (1,160)	Steals	41st (1,601), better
3rd (3,189), better	Blocks	—
—	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1975-76	27.7, better	16.9, better	5.0	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9, better
2nd	1976-77	26.2, better	13.3, better	3.9	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8, better
3rd	1977-78	25.8, better	12.9, better	4.3	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3, better
4th	1978-79	23.8, better	12.8, better	5.4	2012-13	22.9	4.0	6.9, better
5th	1979-80	24.8, better	10.8, better	4.5	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	1980-81	26.2, better	10.3, better	3.4	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	1981-82	23.9	8.7, better	3.0	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7, better
8th	1982-83	21.8	7.5, better	2.5	2016-17	25.3, better	4.5	6.6, better
9th	1983-84	21.5	7.3, better	2.6	2017-18	26.4, better	5.1	6.1, better
10th	1984-85	22.0	7.9, better	3.2	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2, better
11th	1985-86	23.4, better	6.1, better	3.5	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6, better
12th	1986-87	17.5	6.7, better	2.6	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8, better
13th	1987-88	14.6	6.0, better	1.7	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2	6.3, better
14th	1988-89	10.1	4.5	1.0	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1, better	6.3, better
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