Stephen Curry vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Ben McDonald 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Ben McDonald 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Ben McDonald 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)