Cotton Nash vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Cotton Nash 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cotton Nash 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Cotton Nash 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 Cotton Nash 3.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - 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.