Stephen Curry vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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 Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 John Salley 9

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 John Salley 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 John Salley 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 John Salley 0

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

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 John Salley 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 John Salley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 John Salley 916

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 John Salley 451

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 John Salley 983

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 John Salley 588

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 John Salley 104

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 John Salley 49

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 John Salley 159

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) John Salley 2.8 (1992)