Gary Payton vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

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

vs.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bill Thieben 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Bill Thieben 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

* 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 Gary Payton 16.3 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Bill Thieben - n/a **

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.