Bud Acton vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bud Acton 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

Bud Acton

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Acton: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bud Acton 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Acton 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bud Acton 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bud Acton 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 Bud Acton 3.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton 77 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bud Acton 47 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bud Acton 11 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bud Acton 23 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton .392 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton .655 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 (1968) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 (1968) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bud Acton - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bud Acton - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bud Acton 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - 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.