Gary Payton vs. Blackie Towery Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blackie Towery 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.

Blackie Towery

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Blackie Towery: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Blackie Towery 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Blackie Towery 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Blackie Towery 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Blackie Towery 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Blackie Towery 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Blackie Towery 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Blackie Towery 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Blackie Towery 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 Blackie Towery 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Blackie Towery 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Blackie Towery 1,198

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Blackie Towery 313

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Blackie Towery 128

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Blackie Towery .293

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Blackie Towery .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Blackie Towery 10.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Blackie Towery 2.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Blackie Towery - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Blackie Towery -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Blackie Towery -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Blackie Towery -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Blackie Towery -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Blackie Towery 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Blackie Towery -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Blackie Towery - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Blackie Towery -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Blackie Towery -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Blackie Towery - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Blackie Towery -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Blackie Towery - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Blackie Towery - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.