Mel Bennett vs. Seth Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Seth Curry and Mel Bennett, 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.

Mel Bennett played 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than Seth Curry, who played 10. Mel Bennett had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Seth Curry had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 achivements, 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
Mel Bennett	4	0	1976-77 to 1981-82
Seth Curry	10	5	2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	1976-77	2013-14
Team	Indiana Pacers	Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	67	13.6	4.7	1.6	1.9	3.5	1.0	0.6	0.5	-	2.3	1.5	4.4	.344	-	-	-	1.7	2.8	.599
Seth Curry	2	6.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	1977-78	2014-15
Team	Indiana Pacers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	31	9.2	2.4	1.6	1.4	3.0	0.7	0.4	0.2	1.0	1.7	0.7	2.6	.284	-	-	-	0.9	1.5	.622
Seth Curry	2	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Mel Bennett didn't play in 1978-79 and 1979-80.


Season 3
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	1980-81	2015-16
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	28	11.2	3.8	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	0.9	2.1	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.9	.654
Seth Curry	44	15.7	6.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.3	5.1	.455	1.1	2.5	.450	1.0	1.2	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	1981-82	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	3	7.7	1.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	2.0	.167
Seth Curry	70	29.0	12.8	0.4	2.2	2.6	2.7	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.8	4.8	10.0	.481	2.0	4.6	.425	1.2	1.4	.850

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Seth Curry didn't play in 2017-18.


Season 5
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	-	2018-19
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	74	18.9	7.9	0.4	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.3	2.9	6.3	.456	1.5	3.4	.450	0.6	0.7	.846

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	16	20.4	5.6	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.4	1.7	1.9	5.1	.366	1.3	3.3	.404	0.6	0.7	.818


Season 6
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	-	2019-20
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	64	24.6	12.4	0.4	1.8	2.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.8	4.4	9.0	.495	2.3	5.0	.452	1.3	1.5	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	6	28.8	12.8	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.3	1.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.2	8.8	.585	1.7	3.5	.476	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 7
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	-	2020-21
Team	-	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	57	28.7	12.5	0.2	2.2	2.4	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.1	1.7	4.5	9.7	.467	2.2	4.9	.450	1.2	1.4	.896

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	12	31.8	18.8	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.8	7.1	12.3	.578	3.4	6.8	.506	1.3	1.6	.789


Season 8
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	-	2021-22
Team	-	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	64	33.3	15.0	0.3	2.8	3.1	3.6	0.8	0.2	1.7	2.3	5.6	11.5	.487	2.5	5.8	.422	1.3	1.5	.872

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	4	33.0	14.5	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	3.8	5.5	9.8	.564	3.0	5.8	.522	0.5	0.8	.667


Season 9
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	-	2022-23
Team	-	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	61	19.9	9.2	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.6	3.4	7.4	.463	1.5	3.8	.405	0.8	0.9	.927

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	3	19.3	8.3	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	3.3	6.3	.526	1.0	3.0	.333	0.7	1.0	.667


Season 10
	Mel Bennett	Seth Curry
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	44	14.0	5.1	0.4	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.9	1.8	4.6	.392	0.9	2.5	.352	0.6	0.7	.903

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mel Bennett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seth Curry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mel Bennett vs. Seth Curry Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10