Stephen Curry vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Gene Short 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 Gene Short 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Gene Short 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Gene Short 3

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Gene Short -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Gene Short -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Gene Short -

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Gene Short -

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Gene Short -

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