Bob McAdoo vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Gary Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob McAdoo 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bob McAdoo 0 * Gary Payton 1

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Gary Payton 0

Steals Leader Bob McAdoo 0 * Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Gary Payton 0

* Notes: 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 Bob McAdoo 22.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.