Stephen Curry vs. Dale Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dale Ellis 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 2025-26
Dale Ellis: 1983-84 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Dale Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Dale Ellis 17

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Dale Ellis 10

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Dale Ellis 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Dale Ellis 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Dale Ellis 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Dale Ellis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Dale Ellis 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Dale Ellis 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Dale Ellis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Dale Ellis 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Dale Ellis 3.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.3 Dale Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Dale Ellis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Dale Ellis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,934 Dale Ellis 19,004

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,895 Dale Ellis 4,201

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,618 Dale Ellis 1,746

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,578 Dale Ellis 974

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 275 Dale Ellis 183

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,045 Dale Ellis 1,209

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Dale Ellis .479

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Dale Ellis .403

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Dale Ellis .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Dale Ellis 27.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Dale Ellis 5.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Dale Ellis 2.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Dale Ellis 1.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.5 (2026) Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Dale Ellis 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Dale Ellis 3.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Dale Ellis 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Dale Ellis 0.7

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Dale Ellis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Dale Ellis 1,011

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Dale Ellis 273

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Dale Ellis 92

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Dale Ellis 51

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Dale Ellis 14

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Dale Ellis 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Dale Ellis .443

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Dale Ellis .351

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Dale Ellis .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Dale Ellis 25.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Dale Ellis 6.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Dale Ellis 3.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Dale Ellis 1.4 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987)