Stephen Curry vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Jim Petersen 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Jim Petersen 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Jim Petersen 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)