Alfred McGuire vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Alfred McGuire 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

Alfred McGuire

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alfred McGuire: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alfred McGuire 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Alfred McGuire 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Alfred McGuire 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Alfred McGuire 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alfred McGuire 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alfred McGuire 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Alfred McGuire 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alfred McGuire 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Alfred McGuire 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Alfred McGuire 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 4.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 2.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Alfred McGuire 757 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Alfred McGuire 418 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Alfred McGuire 363 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Alfred McGuire 191 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alfred McGuire .379 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Alfred McGuire .551 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 6.1 (1953) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 2.9 (1953) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 2.5 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 3.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Alfred McGuire 84 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Alfred McGuire 28 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Alfred McGuire 30 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Alfred McGuire 24 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alfred McGuire .373 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Alfred McGuire .512 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 4.6 (1952) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.3 (1952) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.8 (1954) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.