Gary Payton vs. Dan Swartz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dan Swartz 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.

Dan Swartz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dan Swartz: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dan Swartz 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dan Swartz 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dan Swartz 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dan Swartz 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dan Swartz 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dan Swartz 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dan Swartz 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dan Swartz 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 Dan Swartz 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dan Swartz 2.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dan Swartz 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dan Swartz 175

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dan Swartz 88

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dan Swartz 21

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dan Swartz 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dan Swartz .380

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dan Swartz .847

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dan Swartz 4.5 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dan Swartz 2.3 (1963)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dan Swartz 0.5 (1963)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dan Swartz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dan Swartz - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dan Swartz 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dan Swartz 0.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dan Swartz 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dan Swartz 0

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dan Swartz 0

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dan Swartz 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dan Swartz 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dan Swartz -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dan Swartz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dan Swartz -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dan Swartz 0.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dan Swartz 0.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dan Swartz 0.0 (1963)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dan Swartz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dan Swartz - 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.