Ben Goldfaden vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Ben Goldfaden 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

Ben Goldfaden

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Goldfaden: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Ben Goldfaden 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Goldfaden 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Ben Goldfaden 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Ben Goldfaden 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 Ben Goldfaden 1.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden 2 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 2 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden .000 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden .500 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden 1.0 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.