Don Carlson vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Carlson 0 * Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Stephen Curry 9

Scoring Leader Don Carlson 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Don Carlson 0 * Stephen Curry 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Don Carlson 8.0 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.