Stephen Curry vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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.

Lionel Malamed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Lionel Malamed 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Lionel Malamed 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Lionel Malamed 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Lionel Malamed 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Lionel Malamed 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Lionel Malamed 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Lionel Malamed 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 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Lionel Malamed - 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.