Stephen Curry vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2025-26
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Rich Rinaldi 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Rich Rinaldi 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 Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,832 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,878 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,604 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,574 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 274 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,042 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .912 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.6 (2026) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Rich Rinaldi .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.