Fred LaCour vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Fred LaCour 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

Fred LaCour

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred LaCour: 1960-61 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred LaCour 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Fred LaCour 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Fred LaCour 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Fred LaCour 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred LaCour 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred LaCour 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred LaCour 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred LaCour 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fred LaCour 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Fred LaCour 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 Fred LaCour 6.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 3.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 1.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred LaCour 940 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Fred LaCour 474 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Fred LaCour 269 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Fred LaCour 144 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred LaCour .421 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Fred LaCour .774 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 7.8 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 3.7 (1962) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 2.3 (1962) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 4.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 1.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 0.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred LaCour 20 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Fred LaCour 6 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Fred LaCour 4 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Fred LaCour 5 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred LaCour .333 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Fred LaCour .857 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred LaCour 4.0 (1961) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fred LaCour 1.2 (1961) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred LaCour 0.8 (1961) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fred LaCour - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Fred LaCour - 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.