Stephen Curry vs Tim Duncan

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Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan compared on their NBA careers: Stephen Curry played 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26, Tim Duncan 19 seasons, 1997-98 to 2015-16. Stephen Curry averaged 24.8 points a game to Tim Duncan's 19. Stephen Curry won 4 titles, Tim Duncan won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan career per game

1,069	GP	1,392
34	MIN	34
24.8, better	PTS	19
4.7	REB	10.8, better
6.3, better	AST	3
1.5, better	STL	0.7
0.3	BLK	2.2, better
47.1	FG%	50.6, better
42.2, better	3P%	17.9
91.2, better	FT%	69.6
62.6, better	TS%	55.1

Career totals

Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan career totals

26,528, better	PTS	26,496
4,973	REB	15,091, better
6,743, better	AST	4,225
1,601, better	STL	1,025
282	BLK	3,020, better
47.1	FG%	50.6, better
42.2, better	3P%	17.9
91.2, better	FT%	69.6
62.6, better	TS%	55.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan postseason

155	GP	251
37.2	MIN	37.3
26.8, better	PTS	20.6
5.3	REB	11.4, better
6.1, better	AST	3
1.5, better	STL	0.7
0.3	BLK	2.3, better
45.4	FG%	50.1, better
39.7, better	3P%	14.3
88.9, better	FT%	68.9
60.8, better	TS%	54.8

Where each stands all time

Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan all-time places

21st (26,528), better	Points	22nd (26,496)
231st (4,973)	Rebounds	2nd (15,091), better
26th (6,743), better	Assists	109th (4,225)
1st (4,248), better	3-pointers made	—
41st (1,601), better	Steals	157th (1,025)
—	Blocks	5th (3,020), 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

Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan titles and awards

4	Championships	5, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	7, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
4	All-NBA First Team	10, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
1	Finals MVP	3, better
2, better	All-Star MVP	1
2	MVP	2
5, better	All-NBA Second Team	3
2	All-NBA Third Team	2

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.

Stephen Curry and Tim Duncan season by season

1st	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9, better	1997-98	21.1, better	11.9, better	2.7
2nd	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8, better	1998-99	21.7, better	11.4, better	2.4
3rd	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3, better	1999-00	23.2, better	12.4, better	3.2
4th	2012-13	22.9, better	4.0	6.9, better	2000-01	22.2	12.2, better	3.0
5th	2013-14	24.0	4.3	8.5, better	2001-02	25.5, better	12.7, better	3.7
6th	2014-15	23.8, better	4.3	7.7, better	2002-03	23.3	12.9, better	3.9
7th	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7, better	2003-04	22.3	12.4, better	3.1
8th	2016-17	25.3, better	4.5	6.6, better	2004-05	20.3	11.1, better	2.7
9th	2017-18	26.4, better	5.1	6.1, better	2005-06	18.6	11.0, better	3.2
10th	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2, better	2006-07	20.0	10.6, better	3.4
11th	2019-20	20.8, better	5.2	6.6, better	2007-08	19.3	11.3, better	2.8
12th	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8, better	2008-09	19.3	10.7, better	3.5
13th	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2	6.3, better	2009-10	17.9	10.1, better	3.2
14th	2022-23	29.4, better	6.1	6.3, better	2010-11	13.4	8.9, better	2.7
15th	2023-24	26.4, better	4.5	5.1, better	2011-12	15.4	9.0, better	2.3
16th	2024-25	24.5, better	4.4	6.0, better	2012-13	17.8	9.9, better	2.7
17th	2025-26	26.6, better	3.6	4.7, better	2013-14	15.1	9.7, better	3.0
18th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	13.9	9.1	3.0
19th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	8.6	7.3	2.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST