Earl Gardner vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Gardner 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Earl Gardner 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 Earl Gardner 1.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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.