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Stephen CurryGolden State Warriors · #30

Guard · 6'2", 185 lb · Akron, Ohio · Age 38 · 17th season

Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter in basketball history and the four-time champion, two-time MVP franchise icon of the Golden State Warriors. Drafted 7th in 2009 out of Davidson, he revolutionized the sport with his range, won the first unanimous MVP in 2016, and earned the 2022 Finals MVP and 2024 Olympic gold. The NBA's all-time three-point leader, he missed time with a knee injury in an injury-marred 2025-26.

MVP race · #84Guard rank · #3Balladex Impact · 81
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Season avg26.6 pts · 3.6 reb · 4.7 ast · .468 fg
Career avg24.8 pts · 4.7 reb · 6.3 ast · .471 fg
Live win probabilityWarriors 53%
Balladex model · projected 117–117 · 98.1 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
23.7pts
3.8reb
5.0ast
53%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors · Guard
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Amen Thompson
Houston Rockets · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Stephen Curry — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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All-Time Shooter · Franchise Star · Impact 81
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Offense
D
Defense
B-
Feel / IQ
C+
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Elite scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C+
3PT / spacing
Strong spacing
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C
Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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B+
Clutch
Excellent late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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C
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Stephen Curry stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #8 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
81Impact index
728Star score
Career scoring average24.8 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file3
4× NBA Champion · 2× NBA MVP (2015, 2016)
Stat explorer

Stephen Curry — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
26.6 PPG
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Playmaking
4.7 APG
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Rebounding
3.6 RPG
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C+
Shooting
.393 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Stephen Curry

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  65% confidence
24.5
pts
21.6–27.4
3.1
reb
2.1–4.1
4.4
ast
3.5–5.3
29.3
min
proj
57
gp
health
.459
fg%
~base
.401
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 17-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 26.6 → projected 24.5 PPG
Minutes / role
-1.4
Development (his trend)
+0.1
Age curve
-1.3
Live context
+0.5
Net vs last season-2.1 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 38 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 74 / 70 / 43 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Stephen Curry career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2009-108036.217.54.55.9.462.437
2010-117433.618.63.95.8.480.442
2011-122628.214.73.45.3.490.455
2012-137838.222.94.06.9.451.453
2013-147836.524.04.38.5.471.424
2014-158032.723.84.37.7.487.443
2015-167934.230.15.46.7.504.454
2016-177933.425.34.56.6.468.411
2017-185132.026.45.16.1.495.423
2018-196933.827.35.35.2.472.437
2019-20527.820.85.26.6.402.245
2020-216334.232.05.55.8.482.421
2021-226434.525.55.26.3.437.380
2022-235634.729.46.16.3.493.427
2023-247432.726.44.55.1.450.408
2024-257032.224.54.46.0.448.397
2025-264330.926.63.64.7.468.393
Career106934.024.84.76.3
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Golden State Warriors built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

40–42proj record
#10conf seed
-0.5net rtg
113.8off rtg
114.4def rtg
31%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton.
How his role moves
Projected 40–42, 10th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
81 of 99
All-Star level tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #26 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
4× NBA Champion · 2× NBA MVP (2015, 2016) · 1× Finals MVP (2022)
Act IV

The Ballad of Stephen Curry

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Mar 14, 1988

The beginning

The greatest shooter who ever lived — a four-time champion and two-time MVP who reshaped basketball itself.

Golden State Warriors

Turning pro

Drafted 7th overall, 2009 as a Guard.

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The greatest shooter who ever lived — a four-time champion who reshaped basketball itself.

Chapter

Son of NBA shooter Dell Curry, Stephen set an NCAA three-point record at Davidson before Golden State drafted him 7th in 2009.

Chapter

He built a dynasty — four titles, two MVPs (2016 unanimous), and the 2022 Finals MVP.

Curry's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
185 lbs
College
Davidson
Experience
17th Season
NBA debut
2009
Draft
7th overall, 2009
Born
Akron, Ohio
Age
38
Jersey
#30
Beyond the game

Curry is basketball royalty and one of the most beloved athletes in the world: son of NBA shooter Dell and educator-author Sonya, brother of NBA guard Seth, and married to Ayesha Curry, with whom he has raised a family in the Bay Area. His faith, philanthropy (the Eat. Learn. Play. foundation), and 'Chef Curry' persona have made him a global icon beyond the game.

His on-court identity is singular and transformative: the greatest shooter ever, whose limitless range forced defenses to guard him 30 feet from the rim and rewrote how basketball is played at every level. Even in his late 30s, he remains an MVP-level offensive engine — the gravity around which Golden State's whole system revolves.

The person

The greatest shooter ever — limitless range, gravity, and a joyful, transformative offensive genius.

Limitless shooterThe NBA's all-time three-point leader who revolutionized the game.
ChampionFour titles, two MVPs (one unanimous), and a 2022 Finals MVP.
Offensive gravityBends defenses 30 feet from the rim, unlocking everyone around him.
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FAQ

Stephen Curry — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Stephen Curry, answered.

Is Stephen Curry the greatest shooter ever?
Widely, yes — he's the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made and revolutionized the game by extending the range and volume of the three-point shot.
How many championships and MVPs does Stephen Curry have?
Four championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), two MVPs (including the first unanimous MVP in 2016), and the 2022 Finals MVP.
What happened to the Warriors in 2025-26?
Injuries to Curry (knee) and Jimmy Butler (torn ACL) helped sink Golden State to a 37-45 finish and a play-in exit.
Stephen Curry career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
78%
17 seasons
Last 3 seasons
76%
59 games missed
Games missed
289
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
79
16-17
51
17-18
69
18-19
5
19-20
63
20-21
64
21-22
56
22-23
74
23-24
70
24-25
43
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady76% of games over the last three seasons, low of 7% in 2019-20.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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