Stephen Curry vs. Neil Johnston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neil Johnston 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.

Neil Johnston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Neil Johnston: 1951-52 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Neil Johnston 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Neil Johnston 4

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Neil Johnston 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Neil Johnston 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Neil Johnston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Neil Johnston 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Neil Johnston 5

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Neil Johnston 3

Rebounds Leader Stephen Curry 0 Neil Johnston 1

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Neil Johnston 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 Neil Johnston 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Neil Johnston 11.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Neil Johnston 2.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Neil Johnston 10,023

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Neil Johnston 5,856

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Neil Johnston 1,269

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Neil Johnston 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Neil Johnston .444

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Neil Johnston .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Neil Johnston 24.4 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Neil Johnston 15.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Neil Johnston 3.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Neil Johnston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Neil Johnston 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Neil Johnston 11.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Neil Johnston 3.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Neil Johnston 344

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Neil Johnston 257

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Neil Johnston 75

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Neil Johnston 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Neil Johnston .390

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Neil Johnston .734

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Neil Johnston 20.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Neil Johnston 17.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Neil Johnston 5.1 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Neil Johnston - 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.