Don Barksdale vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Don Barksdale 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

Don Barksdale

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Barksdale 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Don Barksdale 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Don Barksdale 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Don Barksdale 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Barksdale 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Barksdale 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Don Barksdale 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Don Barksdale 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 Don Barksdale 11.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 8.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 2,895 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 2,088 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Don Barksdale 549 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Don Barksdale 262 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .370 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .660 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 6.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 4.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 84 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 62 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Don Barksdale 17 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Don Barksdale 13 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .382 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .813 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - 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.