Rick Adelman vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 9

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Rick Adelman 0 * Stephen Curry 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.