Tom Abernethy vs. Stephen Curry Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Curry and Tom Abernethy, 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.
Tom Abernethy played 5 years in the NBA, 10 less than Stephen Curry, who played 15. Tom Abernethy had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Stephen Curry had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 |
Tom Abernethy |
5 |
2 |
1976-77 to 1980-81 |
Stephen Curry |
15 |
9 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
70 |
19.7 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
- |
1.7 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.754 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
11 |
19.5 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
- |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.420 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.815 |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
73 |
18.0 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.498 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.820 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
2 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
70 |
17.4 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.515 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.745 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
67 |
18.2 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.683 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
39 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.424 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.591 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tom Abernethy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |