Top 5 stats from Stephen Curry's NBA career to make note of

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors

The 2021-22 NBA campaign will be the 13th season of Stephen Curry's NBA career. With Klay Thompson returning from injury and the Golden State Warriors looking to contend in the Western Conference, the upcoming NBA season could be huge for Curry and company.

Even though the supporting cast was not elite last season, Stephen Curry still managed to win the NBA scoring title. He even put his team in contention for the seventh seed against the LA Lakers in the Play-In tournament.

5 best stats in Stephen Curry's NBA career so far

Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215M extension with the Warriors, per @wojespnHe becomes the first player in history to sign multiple $200M deals 🤯 pic.twitter.com/l1zz6Ug0JR

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 3, 2021

Now, with the Warriors' pillars being the same from their record-breaking 2015-16 regular season, there might be some solid outings coming from the team next year.

Stephen Curry might once again be in contention for the NBA MVP. Although the Golden State Warriors effectively missed the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Curry finished third in the NBA MVP voting behind Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. He even had the second-most first-place votes.

Now, after a season in which he was criticized for his inability to impose his will on games unless he had a superteam, Curry will not be underestimated.

He will certainly have some expectations put on his shoulders for the 2021-22 NBA season, and the 'Chef' will need to cook a high-level meal again.

In this article, we take a look at five stats from Stephen Curry's career to give you a glimpse of what he's already achieved in the NBA.

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#5 First and so far only unanimous NBA MVP in league history

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award by Greg Grulikowski from Kia Motors during a press conference at ORACLE Arena on May 10, 2016

This is a well-known fact about Stephen Curry's career. The 33-year-old is the only player in NBA history to win the Most Valuable Player award in the regular season unanimously.

Back in the 2015-16 NBA season, Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors to the greatest regular season in league history. The team set a new record with their 73-9 campaign.

Curry was the reigning MVP at the time, having won the award in the 2014-15 campaign. He put up an even more impressive effort in the 2015-16 season. His numbers were impressive, but they do not tell the whole story of his dominance in that year's regular season.

Curry won the scoring title with 30.1 points per game. He made 50.4% of his field goals, 45.4% of his threes (11.2 attempts per game) and a league-leading 90.8% of his free throws.

Curry also made an all-time record 402 threes in the regular season, becoming the first player in NBA history to surpass the 300-threes mark in a single season.

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#4 All-time leader in career free-throw percentage

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots a free throw

Stephen Curry is inarguably the greatest shooter in NBA history due to his range and incredible efficiency. However, not many people know that he is also the greatest free-throw shooter in NBA history; at least that's what his current FT percentage shows.

Stephen Curry has the highest career free-throw percentage in NBA history, having made 90.7% of his free throws throughout his 12-year career. He's led the league in free-throw percentage four times in his NBA journey, tied with Larry Bird for fourth-most in league history.

#3 Stephen Curry has the highest-scoring season for a player on the 50/40/90 club

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors directs a play

Stephen Curry is one of the nine members of the 50/40/90 club. His shooting split from the 2015-16 NBA season (50.4/45.4/90.8) made him the seventh player to achieve the feat since threes were introduced in the 1979-80 season.

The club includes players like Larry Bird and Steve Nash, the only players to have achieved the feat multiple times, as well as Reggie Miller, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant.

Among the nine NBA players who have had a 50/40/90 campaign, Stephen Curry has the highest average of points per game in such a year, with his league-leading 30.1 in the 2015-16 campaign. He is the only player to average at least 30 points in a 50/40/90 season.

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#2 He is one of three players to lead the NBA in points and steals in the same season

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors competes in the 2021 NBA All-Star - MTN DEW 3-Point Contest

Stephen Curry won his second NBA scoring title in the 2020-21 season, putting him in fifth place for most scoring titles in league history, tied with eight other players (including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Bob Pettit).

Curry is one of 18 players to win multiple scoring titles in NBA history. However, when he won his first scoring title in the 2015-16 campaign, he also led the NBA in steals per game, making him only the third player in league history to do so.

Michael Jordan did it three times in his career, while Allen Iverson did it twice. Curry is clearly not known as a lockdown defender, but he is alert on defense and averages 1.7 steals per game in his career.

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#1 Stephen Curry is one of six players to win his first NBA MVP the same year he won his first NBA title

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates with the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy

The 2014-15 NBA season was surely the most important of Stephen Curry's career, as it is probably the one that defines his legacy so far.

Back then, Curry led the Golden State Warriors to a 67-15 record and the top spot in the entire NBA. He averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and two steals per game in 80 regular-season appearances. Then, he led the team through the 2015 NBA Playoffs and to the 2015 NBA championship.

Before his titles with the Golden State Warriors super team, Curry was already a champion with the Warriors.

By winning the 2015 NBA MVP and the championship, Curry became the sixth player in league history to win his first MVP and his first title in the same campaign (along with Bob Cousy, Willis Reed, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal).

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