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Five unbelievable records held by Steph Curry

Stephen Curry needs no introduction. He is widely regarded as the greatest shooter in NBA history, as well as the best point guard to ever play in the league. Over the years, Curry has set some unbelievable records that many believe will not be broken by anyone in the league currently. Here's a look at five of the craziest records that Curry holds.

Most three-pointers in the regular season

Steph overtook Ray Allen during the 2021-22 season as the player with the most three-pointers made in the regular season, and he's only been adding to his remarkable total since then.

Here's how the current list of career regular season three-pointers made looks like
Here's how the current list of career regular season three-pointers made looks like

Steph Curry has the most games with 9+ three-pointers

Steph has had 38 games where he's made atleast 9 three-pointers. To put how insane this is into context, the next highest player in this category is Damian Lillard, with 11 of these games, followed by Klay Thompson, who has 10 of them.

The graph shows how absurd this record of Steph's is
The graph shows how absurd this record of Steph's is

Most three-pointers in a single season

In the 2015-16 NBA season, Steph Curry became the first player in the NBA to hit 400+ three-pointers in a regular season. He dropped in 402 threes in 886 attempts, at a blistering 45.6 shooting percentage. He holds four of the five highest regular season three-pointers made totals, with James Harden holding the other one. Harden dropped 378 three-pointers in the 2018-19 season. However, it took him over 1000 attempts to hit that mark. Steph Curry sets himself apart in both his volume and efficiency. He is in a league of his own.

Curry dominates this chart with six seasons of the top ten Steph Curry he looked up to Kyle as a young player
Curry dominates this chart with six seasons of the top ten Steph Curry he looked up to Kyle as a young player

Most consecutive regular season games with a made three-pointer

Steph Curry had a streak of 157 consecutive games where he made three-pointers, starting in November 2014 to November 2016. The previous holder of the record was Kyle Korver, who had a streak of 127 games.

Steph Curry looked up to Kyle Korver as a young player
Steph Curry looked up to Kyle Korver as a young player

Highest free-throw efficiency

We know that Steph is the greatest 3-point shooter. However, what you might not know, is that Steph is also the greatest free-thrower in history, making free throws at an unbelievable 90.8% clip.

RankPlayerFT%
1.Stephen Curry90.85
2.Steve Nash90.43
3.Mark Price90.39
4.Rick Barry89/98
5.Peja Stojaković89.48

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