Stephen Curry vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Ed Macauley 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Ed Macauley 4

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Ed Macauley 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Ed Macauley 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 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.3 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,832 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,878 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,604 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,574 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 274 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,042 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .912 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.6 (2026) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.