Larry Bird vs Stephen Curry

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Larry Bird and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Larry Bird played 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Larry Bird averaged 24.3 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Larry Bird won 3 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 1 of the 2 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Larry Bird and Stephen Curry career per game

—	GP	1,069
—	MIN	34
24.3	PTS	24.8, better
10, better	REB	4.7
6.3	AST	6.3
—	STL	1.5
—	BLK	0.3
—	FG%	47.1
—	3P%	42.2
—	FT%	91.2
—	TS%	62.6

Career totals

Larry Bird and Stephen Curry career totals

21,791	PTS	26,528, better
8,974, better	REB	4,973
5,695	AST	6,743, better
—	STL	1,601
—	BLK	282
—	FG%	47.1
—	3P%	42.2
—	FT%	91.2
—	TS%	62.6

Where each stands all time

Larry Bird and Stephen Curry all-time places

40th (21,791)	Points	19th (26,528), better
57th (8,974), better	Rebounds	244th (4,973)
48th (5,695)	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

Larry Bird and Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

Larry Bird and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1979-80	21.3, better	10.4, better	4.5	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9, better
2nd	1980-81	21.2, better	10.9, better	5.5	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8, better
3rd	1981-82	22.9, better	10.9, better	5.8, better	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3
4th	1982-83	23.6, better	11.0, better	5.8	2012-13	22.9	4.0	6.9, better
5th	1983-84	24.2, better	10.1, better	6.6	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	1984-85	28.7, better	10.5, better	6.6	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	1985-86	25.8	9.8, better	6.8, better	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7
8th	1986-87	28.1, better	9.2, better	7.6, better	2016-17	25.3	4.5	6.6
9th	1987-88	29.9, better	9.3, better	6.1	2017-18	26.4	5.1	6.1
10th	1988-89	19.3	6.2, better	4.8	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2, better
11th	1989-90	24.3, better	9.5, better	7.5, better	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6
12th	1990-91	19.4	8.5, better	7.2, better	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8
13th	1991-92	20.2	9.6, better	6.8, better	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2	6.3
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