Stephen Curry vs. John Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Paxson 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.

John Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 John Paxson 3

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 John Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 John Paxson 10

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 John Paxson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 John Paxson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 John Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 John Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 John Paxson 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 John Paxson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 John Paxson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 John Paxson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 John Paxson 1.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 John Paxson 3.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 John Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 John Paxson 5,560

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 John Paxson 906

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 John Paxson 2,758

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 John Paxson 517

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 John Paxson 44

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 John Paxson 772

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 John Paxson .499

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 John Paxson .355

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 John Paxson .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) John Paxson 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) John Paxson 1.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) John Paxson 5.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) John Paxson 1.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) John Paxson 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 John Paxson 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 John Paxson 0.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 John Paxson 2.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Paxson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 John Paxson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 John Paxson 748

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 John Paxson 109

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 John Paxson 306

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 John Paxson 65

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 John Paxson 3

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 John Paxson 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 John Paxson .494

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 John Paxson .369

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 John Paxson .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) John Paxson 10.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) John Paxson 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) John Paxson 4.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) John Paxson 1.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) John Paxson 0.1 (1988)