Stephen Curry vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Fred Saunders 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Fred Saunders 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Fred Saunders .364

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

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.