Ed Macauley vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Macauley 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Ed Macauley 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Ed Macauley 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Ed Macauley 7 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ed Macauley 3 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Macauley 4 Gary Payton 9

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

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

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

Steals Leader Ed Macauley 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 Macauley 17.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 7.5 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 3.2 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Macauley 11,234 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Ed Macauley 4,325 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Ed Macauley 2,079 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Ed Macauley 641 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Macauley .436 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Ed Macauley .761 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 13.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 6.8 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 2.9 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Macauley 648 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Ed Macauley 321 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Ed Macauley 138 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Ed Macauley 47 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Macauley .437 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Ed Macauley .729 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Ed Macauley - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.