Stephen Curry vs. John Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Long 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.

John Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 John Long 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 John Long 14

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 John Long 5

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 John Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 John Long 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 John Long 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 John Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 John Long 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 John Long 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 John Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 John Long 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 John Long 2.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 John Long 1.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 John Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 John Long 12,131

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 John Long 2,492

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 John Long 1,738

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 John Long 912

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 John Long 180

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 John Long 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 John Long .467

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 John Long .322 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 John Long .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) John Long 21.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) John Long 4.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) John Long 3.2 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) John Long 1.9 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) John Long 0.4 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 John Long 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 John Long 1.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 John Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 John Long 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 John Long 223

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 John Long 35

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 John Long 24

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 John Long 28

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 John Long 2

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 John Long 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 John Long .399

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 John Long .182 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 John Long .959

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) John Long 12.4 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) John Long 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) John Long 2.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) John Long 1.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) John Long 0.2 (1985)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.