Gary Payton vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Cliff Pondexter 0

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Cliff Pondexter 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.