Stephen Curry vs. Paul Nolen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Nolen 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.

Paul Nolen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Paul Nolen: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Paul Nolen 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Paul Nolen 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Paul Nolen 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Paul Nolen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Paul Nolen 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Paul Nolen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Paul Nolen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Paul Nolen 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Paul Nolen 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Paul Nolen 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 Paul Nolen 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Paul Nolen 1.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Paul Nolen 0.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Paul Nolen 0

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Paul Nolen 1

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Paul Nolen 0

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Paul Nolen 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Paul Nolen .000

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Paul Nolen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Paul Nolen 1.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Paul Nolen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Paul Nolen -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Paul Nolen -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Paul Nolen -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Paul Nolen -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Paul Nolen -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Paul Nolen -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Paul Nolen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Paul Nolen -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Paul Nolen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Paul Nolen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Paul Nolen -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Paul Nolen -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Paul Nolen -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Paul Nolen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Paul Nolen - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.