Stephen Curry vs. Tom Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Patterson 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.

Tom Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Tom Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Tom Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Tom Patterson 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Tom Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Tom Patterson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Tom Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Tom Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Tom Patterson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Tom Patterson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Tom Patterson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Tom Patterson 1.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Tom Patterson 0.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Tom Patterson 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Tom Patterson 56

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Tom Patterson 24

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Tom Patterson 5

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Tom Patterson 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Tom Patterson .420

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Tom Patterson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Tom Patterson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Tom Patterson 0.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Tom Patterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Tom Patterson - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Tom Patterson 0

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Tom Patterson 0

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Tom Patterson 0

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Tom Patterson 0 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Tom Patterson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Tom Patterson -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Tom Patterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Tom Patterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Tom Patterson - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Tom Patterson - *

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.