Bill Cartwright vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Cartwright 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)