Stephen Curry vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Gene James 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Gene James 95

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Gene James 2

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Gene James - 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.