Dell Curry vs. Otis Thorpe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Otis Thorpe and Dell Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 1 less than Otis Thorpe, who played 17. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Otis Thorpe had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dell Curry 16 10 1986-87 to 2001-02
Otis Thorpe 17 11 1984-85 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1986-871984-85
Team Utah JazzKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 67 9.5 4.9 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.9 .426 0.3 0.9 .283 0.4 0.6 .789
Otis Thorpe 82 23.4 12.8 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.4 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.1 5.0 8.4 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.5 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Otis Thorpe ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1987-881985-86
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 79 19.0 10.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.6 4.3 9.4 .458 0.4 1.0 .346 1.0 1.3 .782
Otis Thorpe 75 22.3 9.9 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.6 3.1 3.9 6.6 .587 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.3 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 2 8.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Otis Thorpe 3 11.7 4.0 2.7 1.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0 4.3 .231 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.3 .462

Season 3

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1988-891986-87
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 48 16.9 11.9 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.4 5.3 10.9 .491 0.4 1.1 .345 0.8 1.0 .870
Otis Thorpe 82 36.0 18.9 3.2 6.8 10.0 2.5 0.6 0.7 2.3 3.6 6.9 12.8 .540 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1989-901987-88
Team Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 67 27.8 16.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.4 1.5 0.4 1.5 2.2 6.9 14.8 .466 0.8 2.2 .354 1.4 1.6 .923
Otis Thorpe 82 37.5 20.8 3.4 6.8 10.2 3.2 0.8 0.7 2.8 3.2 7.6 15.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 7.4 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1990-911988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 76 19.9 10.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.6 4.4 9.4 .471 0.4 1.1 .372 1.3 1.5 .842
Otis Thorpe 82 38.2 16.7 3.3 6.3 9.6 2.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 3.2 6.4 11.7 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.5 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe 4 38.0 16.0 1.5 3.5 5.0 3.0 1.3 0.3 3.8 4.3 6.0 9.3 .649 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .762

Season 6

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1991-921989-90
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 77 26.2 15.7 0.7 2.6 3.4 2.3 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 6.5 13.5 .486 1.0 2.4 .404 1.6 2.0 .836
Otis Thorpe 82 35.9 17.1 3.1 5.8 9.0 3.2 0.8 0.3 2.8 3.3 6.7 12.2 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.4 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe 4 41.0 20.0 3.5 4.8 8.3 1.8 1.3 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 11.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 9.5 .684

Season 7

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1992-931990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 80 26.2 15.3 0.6 2.9 3.6 2.3 1.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 6.2 13.8 .452 1.2 3.0 .401 1.7 2.0 .866
Otis Thorpe 82 37.1 17.5 3.5 6.8 10.3 2.4 0.9 0.2 2.6 3.4 6.7 12.0 .556 0.0 0.1 .429 4.1 5.9 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 9 24.7 11.0 1.2 2.3 3.6 2.0 1.4 0.0 1.4 2.1 4.7 10.8 .433 0.7 2.3 .286 1.0 1.2 .818
Otis Thorpe 3 38.7 15.7 2.3 6.0 8.3 2.7 0.7 0.0 2.0 2.7 7.3 12.7 .579 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 8

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1993-941991-92
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 82 26.5 16.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.7 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.0 6.5 14.3 .455 1.9 4.6 .402 1.4 1.6 .873
Otis Thorpe 82 37.3 17.3 3.5 7.0 10.5 3.0 0.6 0.5 2.9 3.7 6.8 11.5 .592 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.6 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1994-951992-93
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 69 24.9 13.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.1 5.0 11.3 .441 2.2 5.2 .427 1.4 1.6 .856
Otis Thorpe 72 32.7 12.8 3.0 5.1 8.2 2.5 0.6 0.3 2.1 3.3 5.3 9.6 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.6 .598
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 4 26.8 12.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.8 4.0 8.5 .471 2.3 5.3 .429 2.5 2.8 .909
Otis Thorpe 12 34.9 14.5 3.0 5.6 8.6 2.6 0.5 0.1 1.4 2.9 6.1 9.6 .635 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.6 .651

Season 10

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1995-961993-94
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 82 28.9 14.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.1 1.3 0.3 1.6 2.1 5.4 11.9 .453 2.0 5.0 .404 1.8 2.1 .854
Otis Thorpe 82 35.5 14.0 3.3 7.3 10.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 2.3 3.1 5.5 9.8 .561 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.7 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe 23 37.1 11.3 3.0 7.0 9.9 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.6 3.7 4.8 8.4 .572 0.0 0.1 .500 1.7 2.9 .567

Season 11

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1996-971994-95
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 68 30.6 14.8 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.6 12.3 .459 1.9 4.4 .426 1.7 2.1 .803
Otis Thorpe 70 29.9 13.4 2.9 5.1 8.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.9 3.2 5.5 9.7 .565 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.0 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 3 17.0 4.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.3 1.7 1.7 5.7 .294 0.3 1.3 .250 1.0 1.0 1.000
Otis Thorpe 3 22.0 10.3 1.7 2.7 4.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .700

Season 12

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1997-981995-96
Team Charlotte HornetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 52 18.7 9.4 0.5 1.4 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.7 8.3 .447 1.2 2.8 .421 0.8 1.0 .788
Otis Thorpe 82 34.6 14.2 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.4 3.7 5.5 10.4 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.4 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 9 18.8 5.8 0.7 1.4 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.6 2.3 2.3 5.8 .404 0.4 1.8 .250 0.7 0.8 .857
Otis Thorpe 3 33.7 11.7 4.7 7.0 11.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.0 4.3 8.0 .542 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 13

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1998-991996-97
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 42 20.6 10.1 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.9 8.0 .485 1.6 3.5 .476 0.7 0.8 .824
Otis Thorpe 79 33.7 13.1 2.9 5.0 7.9 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.8 5.3 10.0 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.8 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 3 16.3 3.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.7 5.0 .133 0.3 2.7 .125 1.3 1.3 1.000
Otis Thorpe 5 30.2 9.8 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.8 4.2 4.2 8.2 .512 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 14

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 1999-001997-98
Team Toronto RaptorsVancouver Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 67 16.3 7.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.0 2.9 6.8 .427 1.4 3.6 .393 0.4 0.5 .750
Otis Thorpe 74 29.7 10.2 2.0 5.2 7.3 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.1 3.2 4.0 8.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.2 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 3 10.0 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500
Otis Thorpe ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 2000-011998-99
Team Toronto RaptorsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 71 13.5 6.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 2.3 5.4 .424 0.9 2.0 .428 0.6 0.7 .843
Otis Thorpe 49 31.4 11.3 2.0 4.9 6.8 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.8 4.0 4.9 9.0 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 12 15.1 6.5 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.3 5.3 .422 1.2 3.1 .378 0.8 1.0 .833
Otis Thorpe ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season 2001-021999-00
Team Toronto RaptorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 56 15.8 6.4 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 2.5 6.2 .406 0.8 2.3 .344 0.6 0.7 .892
Otis Thorpe 51 15.2 5.5 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.7 2.5 4.8 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry 4 15.0 7.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.5 6.3 .400 1.0 1.3 .800 1.0 1.0 1.000
Otis Thorpe 10 13.6 3.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.1 2.9 1.3 2.7 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.4 .500

Season 17

Dell Curry Otis Thorpe
Season -2000-01
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe 49 13.2 2.8 1.0 1.9 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.2 1.2 2.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dell Curry ------- --- ----------
Otis Thorpe 8 7.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.1 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -