Alec Kessler vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Alec Kessler 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

Alec Kessler

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alec Kessler: 1990-91 to 1993-94
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Alec Kessler 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Alec Kessler 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 5.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 3.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Kessler 1,084 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Alec Kessler 751 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Alec Kessler 81 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Alec Kessler 39 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Alec Kessler 71 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Alec Kessler 210 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Kessler .426 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Alec Kessler .417 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Alec Kessler .744 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 6.2 (1991) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 4.3 (1991) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.4 (1992) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.2 (1992) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.4 (1992) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 1.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 0.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Kessler 2 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Alec Kessler 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Alec Kessler 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Alec Kessler 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Kessler .000 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Alec Kessler - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Alec Kessler 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Kessler 1.0 (1992) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Kessler 0.5 (1992) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)