Billy Ray Bates vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 9

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Stephen Curry 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)