Stephen Curry vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Rudy LaRusso 0 *

* Notes: 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 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Rudy LaRusso - 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.