Stephen Curry vs. Rich Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Johnson 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.

Rich Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Rich Johnson: 1968-69 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Rich Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Rich Johnson 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Rich Johnson 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Rich Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Rich Johnson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Rich Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Rich Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Rich Johnson 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Rich Johnson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Rich Johnson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Rich Johnson 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Rich Johnson 2.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Rich Johnson 0.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Rich Johnson 457

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Rich Johnson 265

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Rich Johnson 39

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Rich Johnson 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Rich Johnson .452

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Rich Johnson .613

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Rich Johnson 8.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Rich Johnson 5.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Rich Johnson 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Rich Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Rich Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Rich Johnson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Rich Johnson 1.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Rich Johnson 0.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Rich Johnson 2

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Rich Johnson 2

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Rich Johnson 0

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Rich Johnson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Rich Johnson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Rich Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Rich Johnson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Rich Johnson 1.0 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Rich Johnson 1.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Rich Johnson 0.0 (1969)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Rich Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Rich Johnson - 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.