Stephen Curry vs. Paul McCracken Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul McCracken and Stephen 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.
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.
Stephen Curry played 15 years in the NBA, 12 more than Paul McCracken, who played 3. Stephen Curry had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Paul McCracken had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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 |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
9 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
Paul McCracken |
3 |
0 |
1972-73 to 1976-77 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Stephen Curry |
Paul McCracken |
Season |
2009-10 | 1972-73 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
% |
Stephen Curry |
80 |
36.2 |
17.5 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
14.3 |
.462 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
.437 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.885 |
Paul McCracken |
24 |
12.7 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
.494 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.590 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
74 |
33.6 |
18.6 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
14.2 |
.480 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
.442 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
.934 |
Paul McCracken |
4 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul McCracken didn't play in 1974-75 and 1975-76.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
26 |
28.2 |
14.7 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
.490 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.455 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.809 |
Paul McCracken |
9 |
13.2 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.611 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
78 |
38.2 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.451 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.453 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
.900 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
12 |
41.4 |
23.4 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
8.5 |
19.6 |
.434 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
.396 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
.921 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
78 |
36.5 |
24.0 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
17.7 |
.471 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.424 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
.885 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
7 |
42.3 |
23.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
16.6 |
.440 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
.386 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.881 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
80 |
32.7 |
23.8 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
16.8 |
.487 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.443 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
.914 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
21 |
39.3 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.2 |
9.5 |
20.9 |
.456 |
4.7 |
11.0 |
.422 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.835 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
79 |
34.2 |
30.1 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
10.2 |
20.2 |
.504 |
5.1 |
11.2 |
.454 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
.908 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
18 |
34.1 |
25.1 |
0.8 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
18.8 |
.438 |
4.4 |
11.0 |
.404 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
.916 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
79 |
33.4 |
25.3 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.5 |
18.3 |
.468 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.411 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.898 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
17 |
35.4 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
18.4 |
.484 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.419 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
.904 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
51 |
32.0 |
26.4 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
16.9 |
.495 |
4.2 |
9.8 |
.423 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
.921 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
37.0 |
25.5 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.451 |
4.3 |
10.8 |
.395 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
.957 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
69 |
33.8 |
27.3 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
19.4 |
.472 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.437 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
.916 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
22 |
38.5 |
28.2 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
19.6 |
.441 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
.377 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
.943 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
5 |
27.8 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
16.4 |
.402 |
2.4 |
9.8 |
.245 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
1.000 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
64 |
34.5 |
25.5 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
19.1 |
.437 |
4.5 |
11.7 |
.380 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
.923 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
22 |
34.7 |
27.4 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
9.2 |
20.0 |
.459 |
4.1 |
10.4 |
.397 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
.829 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
56 |
34.7 |
29.4 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
10.0 |
20.2 |
.493 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.427 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
.915 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
13 |
37.9 |
30.5 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
11.2 |
23.9 |
.466 |
4.4 |
12.1 |
.363 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.845 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
74 |
32.7 |
26.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
8.8 |
19.5 |
.450 |
4.8 |
11.8 |
.408 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.923 |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul McCracken |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |