Donnie Butcher vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Donnie Butcher 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

Donnie Butcher

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donnie Butcher: 1961-62 to 1965-66
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Donnie Butcher 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Donnie Butcher 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Donnie Butcher 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Donnie Butcher 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 Donnie Butcher 6.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher 1,696 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher 821 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Donnie Butcher 585 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Donnie Butcher 279 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher .397 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher .629 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 7.2 (1964) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 4.2 (1964) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 3.1 (1964) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Donnie Butcher 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - 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.