Stephen Curry vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 David Lee 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 David Lee 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 David Lee 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,706 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,858 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,581 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,570 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 270 David Lee 329

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,037 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .912 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.5 (2026) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 David Lee 189

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 David Lee 43

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 David Lee 8

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) David Lee 0.3 (2017)