Gary Payton vs. Dick Ricketts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Ricketts 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.

Dick Ricketts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dick Ricketts: 1955-56 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dick Ricketts 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dick Ricketts 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dick Ricketts 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dick Ricketts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dick Ricketts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dick Ricketts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dick Ricketts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dick Ricketts 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dick Ricketts 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dick Ricketts 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 Dick Ricketts 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dick Ricketts 6.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dick Ricketts 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dick Ricketts 1,974

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dick Ricketts 1,337

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dick Ricketts 447

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dick Ricketts 212

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dick Ricketts .328

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dick Ricketts .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dick Ricketts 11.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dick Ricketts 7.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dick Ricketts 3.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dick Ricketts 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dick Ricketts 5.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dick Ricketts 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dick Ricketts 15

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dick Ricketts 10

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dick Ricketts 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dick Ricketts 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dick Ricketts .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dick Ricketts 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dick Ricketts 7.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dick Ricketts 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dick Ricketts 1.0 (1958)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dick Ricketts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dick Ricketts - 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.