Stephen Curry vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 16 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Arnie Risen 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Arnie Risen 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* 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 Stephen Curry 24.7 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,386 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,819 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,540 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,553 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 265 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,026 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

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.