Stephen Curry vs. Frank Gates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Gates 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.

Frank Gates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Frank Gates 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Frank Gates 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Frank Gates 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Frank Gates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Frank Gates 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Frank Gates 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Frank Gates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Frank Gates 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Frank Gates 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Frank Gates 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 Frank Gates 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Frank Gates 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Frank Gates 287

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Frank Gates 91

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Frank Gates 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Frank Gates .281

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Frank Gates .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Frank Gates 4.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Frank Gates 1.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Frank Gates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Frank Gates 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Frank Gates 1.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Frank Gates 25

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Frank Gates 9

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Frank Gates 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Frank Gates .243

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Frank Gates .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Frank Gates 3.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Frank Gates 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Frank Gates - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.