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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Julian Strawther vs Seth Curry

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Strawther · Curry

Julian Strawther: Out (Left knee).

Julian Strawther
Strawther
Nuggets
2025-26
Curry
Free agent
Seth Curry
57
Games
availability
10
15.1
Minutes
per game
13.3
7.2
Points
per game
7.1
2.0
Rebounds
per game
1.2
1.1
Assists
per game
1.0
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.2
46.7%
Field goal %
49.0%
38.7%
Three-point %
2.6 vs 2.5 attempts
48.0%
81.4%
Free throw %
91.7%
59.0%
True shooting
TS%
65.4%
18.7%
Usage
USG%
16.9%
10.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.6%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+1.5
Net rating
on court
-3.0
8.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
+0.4
Plus-minus
per game
+0.1
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Julian Strawther scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.2 vs 7.1), on Strawther's heavier usage (18.7% vs 16.9%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.4% to 59.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Strawther (1.1 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Strawther (2.0 vs 1.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Strawther played 47 more games (57 vs 10 of 82).

With Strawther on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Curry; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Strawther $4.8M through 2026-27, Curry — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Strawther
2025-26
Curry
38-19
Record when playing
1-9
6.4
Points at home
8.7
8.4
Points on the road
4.8
7.4
Points in wins
9.0
6.9
Points in losses
6.9
25
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Strawther · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Curry · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC6 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs LAL11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC9 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs SAS12 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Strawther · contract
2026-27$4.8M
Curry · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).