Dell Curry vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin and Dell Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 3. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dell Curry 16 10 1986-87 to 2001-02
Bennedict Mathurin 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dell Curry Bennedict Mathurin
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry 67 9.5 4.9 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.9 .426 0.3 0.9 .283 0.4 0.6 .789
difference:+11+19.0+11.8+0.7+2.3+2.9+0.6+0.2+0.1-1.2-0.8+3.2+7.3+.008+1.0+3.1+.040+4.4+5.2+.039
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dell Curry Bennedict Mathurin
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry 79 19.0 10.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.6 4.3 9.4 .458 0.4 1.0 .346 1.0 1.3 .782
difference:+20+7.1+4.5+0.5+1.3+1.9+0.1+0.6+0.1-0.2-0.4+0.7+1.8+.012+1.0+2.6+.028+2.1+2.5+.039
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry 2 8.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Dell Curry Bennedict Mathurin
Season 1988-892024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry 48 16.9 11.9 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.4 5.3 10.9 .491 0.4 1.1 .345 0.8 1.0 .870
difference:+24+12.9+4.2+0.7+2.5+3.1+0.9+0.2+0.2-1.0-0.9+0.1+0.9+.033+1.0+2.9+.005+3.0+3.6+.039
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry DNP------ --- ----------
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Additional Years

* Dell Curry played 13 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 16, from 1990 to 2002—Dell Curry played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Bennedict Mathurin, Dell Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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