Stephen Curry vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Earl Tatum 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Earl Tatum 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.