Ed Dahler vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Ed Dahler 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

Ed Dahler

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Dahler: 1951-52 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Ed Dahler 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Dahler 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Ed Dahler 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Ed Dahler 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 Ed Dahler 2.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Ed Dahler 1.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Ed Dahler 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Dahler 35 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Ed Dahler 22 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Ed Dahler 5 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Ed Dahler 14 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Dahler .368 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Ed Dahler 1.000 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Dahler 2.5 (1952) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Dahler 1.6 (1952) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Ed Dahler 0.4 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Ed Dahler 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Dahler - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Ed Dahler - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ed Dahler - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ed Dahler - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ed Dahler - 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.