Stephen Curry vs. Elmer Gainer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmer Gainer 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.

Elmer Gainer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Elmer Gainer 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Elmer Gainer 2

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Elmer Gainer 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Elmer Gainer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Elmer Gainer 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Elmer Gainer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Elmer Gainer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 Elmer Gainer 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Elmer Gainer 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Elmer Gainer 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 Elmer Gainer 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Elmer Gainer 0.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Elmer Gainer 29

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Elmer Gainer 10

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Elmer Gainer 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Elmer Gainer .227

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Elmer Gainer .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Elmer Gainer -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Elmer Gainer -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Elmer Gainer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Elmer Gainer -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Elmer Gainer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Elmer Gainer - 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.