Kobe Bryant vs Stephen Curry

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Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry career per game

1,346	GP	1,069
36.1	MIN	34
25, better	PTS	24.8
5.2, better	REB	4.7
4.7	AST	6.3, better
1.4	STL	1.5, better
0.5, better	BLK	0.3
44.7	FG%	47.1, better
32.9	3P%	42.2, better
83.7	FT%	91.2, better
55	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry career totals

33,643, better	PTS	26,528
7,047, better	REB	4,973
6,306	AST	6,743, better
1,944, better	STL	1,601
640, better	BLK	282
44.7	FG%	47.1, better
32.9	3P%	42.2, better
83.7	FT%	91.2, better
55	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry postseason

220	GP	155
39.3	MIN	37.2
25.6	PTS	26.8, better
5.1	REB	5.3, better
4.7	AST	6.1, better
1.4	STL	1.5, better
0.7, better	BLK	0.3
44.8	FG%	45.4, better
33.1	3P%	39.7, better
81.6	FT%	88.9, better
54.1	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry all-time places

4th (33,643), better	Points	21st (26,528)
94th (7,047), better	Rebounds	231st (4,973)
34th (6,306)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
32nd (1,827)	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), better
18th (1,944), better	Steals	41st (1,601)
190th (640), better	Blocks	—

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

Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3	2009-10	17.5, better	4.5, better	5.9, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5	2010-11	18.6, better	3.9, better	5.8, better
3rd	1998-99	19.9, better	5.3, better	3.8	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3, better
4th	1999-00	22.5	6.3, better	4.9	2012-13	22.9, better	4.0	6.9, better
5th	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9, better	5.0	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	2001-02	25.2, better	5.5, better	5.5	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	2002-03	30.0	6.9, better	5.9	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7, better
8th	2003-04	24.0	5.5, better	5.1	2016-17	25.3, better	4.5	6.6, better
9th	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9, better	6.0	2017-18	26.4	5.1	6.1, better
10th	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5	2018-19	27.3	5.3	5.2, better
11th	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7, better	5.4	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6, better
12th	2007-08	28.3	6.3, better	5.4	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8, better
13th	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9	2021-22	25.5	5.2	6.3, better
14th	2009-10	27.0	5.4	5.0	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1, better	6.3, better
15th	2010-11	25.3	5.1, better	4.7	2023-24	26.4, better	4.5	5.1, better
16th	2011-12	27.9, better	5.4, better	4.6	2024-25	24.5	4.4	6.0, better
17th	2012-13	27.3, better	5.6, better	6.0, better	2025-26	26.6	3.6	4.7
18th	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3	—	—	—	—
19th	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6	—	—	—	—
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST