Stephen Curry vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Curry 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Stephen Curry 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: 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 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.