Stephen Curry vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Norm Nixon 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Norm Nixon 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Norm Nixon 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.