Bulbs Ehlers vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bulbs Ehlers 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

Bulbs Ehlers

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bulbs Ehlers: 1947-48 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bulbs Ehlers 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bulbs Ehlers 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bulbs Ehlers 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bulbs Ehlers 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 Bulbs Ehlers 8.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bulbs Ehlers 800 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bulbs Ehlers 177 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bulbs Ehlers 99 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bulbs Ehlers .286 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bulbs Ehlers .618 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 8.7 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers 2.3 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bulbs Ehlers 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bulbs Ehlers - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.