Stephen Curry vs. Jim Paxson, Sr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson, Sr. and Stephen Curry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Stephen Curry

vs.

Jim Paxson, Sr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jim Paxson, Sr.: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1,105

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Jim Paxson, Sr. 616

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Jim Paxson, Sr. 225

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Jim Paxson, Sr. 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Jim Paxson, Sr. .323

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Jim Paxson, Sr. .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Jim Paxson, Sr. 9.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.1 (1958)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 3.1

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Jim Paxson, Sr. 37

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Jim Paxson, Sr. 22

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Jim Paxson, Sr. 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Jim Paxson, Sr. .255

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Jim Paxson, Sr. .591

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Jim Paxson, Sr. 6.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.