Boo Ellis vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Boo Ellis 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

Boo Ellis

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Boo Ellis: 1958-59 to 1959-60
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Boo Ellis 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Boo Ellis 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Boo Ellis 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Boo Ellis 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Boo Ellis 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Boo Ellis 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Boo Ellis 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Boo Ellis 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Boo Ellis 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Boo Ellis 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 Boo Ellis 5.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 5.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Boo Ellis 607 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Boo Ellis 616 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Boo Ellis 86 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Boo Ellis 118 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boo Ellis .402 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Boo Ellis .695 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 5.9 (1959) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 5.3 (1959) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 0.8 (1959) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 6.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 6.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 1.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Boo Ellis 96 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Boo Ellis 105 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Boo Ellis 18 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Boo Ellis 16 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boo Ellis .411 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Boo Ellis .564 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 6.8 (1959) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 7.2 (1959) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 1.2 (1959) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - 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.