Stephen Curry vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Slater Martin 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Slater Martin 5

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Slater Martin 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Slater Martin 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 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,502 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,836 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,557 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,560 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 269 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,030 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .912 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 1.0 (2026) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Slater Martin - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.