Stephen Curry vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Dick McGuire 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Dick McGuire 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Dick McGuire 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Dick McGuire 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Dick McGuire 0

Assists Leader Stephen Curry 0 Dick McGuire 1

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Dick McGuire 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 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Dick McGuire - 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.