Stephen Curry vs. Don Putman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Putman 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.

Don Putman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Don Putman: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Don Putman 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Don Putman 4

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Don Putman 3

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Don Putman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Don Putman 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Don Putman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Don Putman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Don Putman 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Don Putman 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Don Putman 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 24.8 Don Putman 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Don Putman 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Don Putman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Don Putman 1,030

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Don Putman 285

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Don Putman 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Don Putman .262

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Don Putman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Don Putman .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Don Putman 6.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Don Putman 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Don Putman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Don Putman 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Don Putman 0.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Don Putman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Don Putman 42

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Don Putman 10

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Don Putman 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Don Putman .215

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Don Putman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Don Putman .421

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Don Putman 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Don Putman 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Don Putman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Don Putman - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.