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Jalen Brunson
Knicks · G · 30
Jalen Brunson
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2025-26
Stephen Curry
Warriors · G · 38
Stephen Curry
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Brunson vs Stephen Curry

7-10categories
Brunson · Curry

Jalen Brunson: Day-To-Day (Wrist · Arm · Left).

BrunsonCurry
74Games
availability
43
35.0Minutes
per game
30.9
26.0Points
per game
26.6
3.3Rebounds
per game
3.6
6.8Assists
per game
4.7
0.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
46.7%Field goal %46.8%
36.9%Three-point %
7.1 vs 11.3 attempts
39.3%
84.1%Free throw %92.3%
58.0%True shooting
TS%
63.7%
29.6%Usage
USG%
30.8%
30.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.5%
4.7%Rebound %
of available
5.7%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+2.8
13.5%PIE
player impact estimate
14.6%
+4.8Plus-minus
per game
+2.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Stephen Curry scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (26.6 vs 26.0), on Curry's heavier usage (30.8% vs 29.6%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 4.7 assists), the glass to Curry (3.6 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brunson played 31 more games (74 vs 43 of 82).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +2.8 for Curry; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29, Curry $62.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrunsonCurry
50-24Record when playing24-19
27.4Points at home25.0
24.7Points on the road28.3
26.4Points in wins25.8
25.3Points in losses27.5
47Season high49
2630-point games14
12Double-doubles3
Brunson · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS45 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS36 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS32 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS20 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS30 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Curry · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC24 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC11 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU29 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Jan 30 vs DET23 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Brunson · contract
2026-27$37.7M
2027-28$40.5M
2028-29player option$43.3M
Curry · contract
2026-27$62.6M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).