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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Pau Gasol vs Stephen Curry

PG
Pau Gasol2001-022018-19 · MEM
SC
Stephen Curry2025-262025-26 · GSW

Pau Gasol and Stephen Curry split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 25 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Stephen Curry winning the series 14–11.

The case for Pau Gasol: rebounding (9.2 RPG), career value (143.9 Win Shares), longevity (1226 games played), and 1 more.

The case for Stephen Curry: scoring (26.6 PPG), playmaking (4.7 APG), shooting efficiency (63.7% TS%), and 1 more.

PPG
17.026.6
RPG
9.23.6
APG
3.24.7
TS%
56.5%63.7%
PER
21.422.5
Win Shares
143.94.1
games played
122643
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 All-NBA · 6 AS

Head to Head

Pau GasolStephen Curry
Record1114
Meetings25 (4 playoff)
PPG14.422.6
RPG9.15.3
APG3.16.7
First meeting2009-10
Last meeting2018-19

Per Game

Pau GasolStephen Curry
G122643
MIN33.431.0
PTS17.026.6
REB9.23.6
AST3.24.7
STL0.51.1
BLK1.60.4
FG%50.746.8
3P%36.839.3
FT%75.392.3

Advanced

Pau GasolStephen Curry
PER21.422.5
TS%56.563.7
USG%23.332.5
WS143.94.1
WS/480.1690.147
BPM3.15.9
VORP52.62.7

Accolades

Pau GasolStephen Curry
All-NBA4
All-Star6
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1

Career percentiles

Scoring
87
98
Efficiency
75
89
Playmaking
81
88
Rebounding
95
54
Defense
88
75

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