Stephen Curry vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.