Stephen Curry vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Louie Nelson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Louie Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Louie Nelson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Louie Nelson -

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