Gary Payton vs. Bob Tough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Tough 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.

Bob Tough

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bob Tough 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bob Tough 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bob Tough 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bob Tough 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bob Tough 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Bob Tough 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Bob Tough 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bob Tough 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 Bob Tough 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bob Tough 1.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bob Tough 589

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bob Tough 137

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bob Tough 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bob Tough .278

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bob Tough .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bob Tough 8.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bob Tough 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Bob Tough - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bob Tough - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bob Tough -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bob Tough -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bob Tough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bob Tough -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Bob Tough - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bob Tough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bob Tough -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Bob Tough - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Bob Tough - 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.