Paul Arizin vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Stephen Curry 9

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Paul Arizin 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 Paul Arizin 22.8 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)

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.