Don Barksdale vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry and Don Barksdale 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

Don Barksdale

vs.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Barksdale 0 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Don Barksdale 4 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Don Barksdale 2 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Don Barksdale 1 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don Barksdale 0 * Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Don Barksdale 0 * Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Don Barksdale 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Stephen Curry 9

Scoring Leader Don Barksdale 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Don Barksdale 0 * Stephen Curry 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 11.0 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 8.0 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.1 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 2,895 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 2,088 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Don Barksdale 549 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Don Barksdale 262 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .370 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .660 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 6.5 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 4.8 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.3 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 84 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 62 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Don Barksdale 17 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Don Barksdale 13 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .382 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .813 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.