Gary Garland vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

Gary Garland

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Garland: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gary Garland 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 9

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Garland 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Garland 4.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gary Garland 1.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gary Garland 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Garland 334 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gary Garland 138 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gary Garland 145 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gary Garland 54 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gary Garland 4 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gary Garland 78 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Garland .435 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gary Garland .316 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gary Garland .692 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Garland 4.3 (1980) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland 1.8 (1980) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gary Garland 1.9 (1980) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gary Garland 0.7 (1980) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland 0.1 (1980) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Garland - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gary Garland - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gary Garland - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gary Garland - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gary Garland - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gary Garland 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Garland - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gary Garland - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gary Garland - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)