Stephen Curry vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Fred Hetzel 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Fred Hetzel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Fred Hetzel 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Fred Hetzel 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Fred Hetzel 0 *

* Notes: 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 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.3 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 26,011 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,911 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,634 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,581 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 275 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,048 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .422 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .912 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.5 (2026) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Fred Hetzel - 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.