Stephen Curry vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Joe Fulks 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Joe Fulks 4

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Joe Fulks 1

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Joe Fulks - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.