Billy Owens vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Billy Owens 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

Billy Owens

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Owens: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Billy Owens 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Billy Owens 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Billy Owens 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 11.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 6.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 2.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 0.9 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 7,026 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 4,016 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Billy Owens 1,704 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Billy Owens 569 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Billy Owens 321 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Billy Owens 600 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .481 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .291 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .629 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 16.5 (1993) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 (1994) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.1 (1994) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.2 (1998) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.8 (1992) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 15.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 3.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 169 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 89 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Billy Owens 40 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Billy Owens 16 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Billy Owens 5 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Billy Owens 11 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .496 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .644 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 19.7 (1994) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 10.0 (1994) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.3 (1994) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 2.0 (1992) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.7 (1994) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)