Stephen Curry vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Wayne Yates 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 Wayne Yates 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Wayne Yates 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Wayne Yates 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 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Wayne Yates - 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.