Bill Garnett vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Garnett 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bill Garnett 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)