Michael Jordan vs Stephen Curry

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Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Michael Jordan played 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Michael Jordan won 6 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry career per game

1,072	GP	1,069
38.3	MIN	34
30.1, better	PTS	24.8
6.2, better	REB	4.7
5.3	AST	6.3, better
2.3, better	STL	1.5
0.8, better	BLK	0.3
49.7, better	FG%	47.1
32.7	3P%	42.2, better
83.5	FT%	91.2, better
56.9	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry career totals

32,292, better	PTS	26,528
6,672, better	REB	4,973
5,633	AST	6,743, better
2,514, better	STL	1,601
893, better	BLK	282
49.7, better	FG%	47.1
32.7	3P%	42.2, better
83.5	FT%	91.2, better
56.9	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry postseason

179	GP	155
41.8	MIN	37.2
33.4, better	PTS	26.8
6.4, better	REB	5.3
5.7	AST	6.1, better
2.1, better	STL	1.5
0.9, better	BLK	0.3
48.7, better	FG%	45.4
33.2	3P%	39.7, better
82.8	FT%	88.9, better
56.8	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry all-time places

6th (32,292), better	Points	21st (26,528)
116th (6,672), better	Rebounds	231st (4,973)
51st (5,633)	Assists	26th (6,743), better
4th (2,514), better	Steals	41st (1,601)
119th (893), 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

Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5, better	5.9	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9
2nd	1985-86	22.7, better	3.6	2.9	2010-11	18.6	3.9, better	5.8, better
3rd	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2, better	4.6	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3, better
4th	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5, better	5.9	2012-13	22.9	4.0	6.9, better
5th	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0, better	8.0	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better
6th	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9, better	6.3	2014-15	23.8	4.3	7.7, better
7th	1990-91	31.5, better	6.0, better	5.5	2015-16	30.1	5.4	6.7, better
8th	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4, better	6.1	2016-17	25.3	4.5	6.6, better
9th	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7, better	5.5	2017-18	26.4	5.1	6.1, better
10th	1994-95	26.9	6.9, better	5.3, better	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2
11th	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6, better	4.3	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6, better
12th	1996-97	29.6	5.9, better	4.3	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8, better
13th	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8, better	3.5	2021-22	25.5	5.2	6.3, better
14th	2001-02	22.9	5.7	5.2	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1, better	6.3, better
15th	2002-03	20.0	6.1, better	3.8	2023-24	26.4, better	4.5	5.1, better
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