Stephen Curry vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II 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
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Gary Payton II 10

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Gary Payton II 3

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Gary Payton II 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Gary Payton II 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Gary Payton II 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Gary Payton II 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Gary Payton II 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Gary Payton II 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Gary Payton II 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,572 Gary Payton II 1,497

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,844 Gary Payton II 777

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,571 Gary Payton II 316

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,564 Gary Payton II 263

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 269 Gary Payton II 80

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,033 Gary Payton II 277

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Gary Payton II .556

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Gary Payton II .335

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .912 Gary Payton II .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.6 (2026) Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Gary Payton II 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Gary Payton II 3.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Gary Payton II 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Gary Payton II 211

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Gary Payton II 105

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Gary Payton II 41

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Gary Payton II 32

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Gary Payton II 13

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Gary Payton II 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Gary Payton II .593

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Gary Payton II .396

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Gary Payton II 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)