Gary Payton vs. Dickey Simpkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dickey Simpkins 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.

Dickey Simpkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dickey Simpkins: 1994-95 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dickey Simpkins 3

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dickey Simpkins 7

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dickey Simpkins 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dickey Simpkins 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dickey Simpkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dickey Simpkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dickey Simpkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dickey Simpkins 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dickey Simpkins 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dickey Simpkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Dickey Simpkins 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dickey Simpkins 3.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dickey Simpkins 0.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dickey Simpkins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dickey Simpkins 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dickey Simpkins 1,388

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dickey Simpkins 1,187

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dickey Simpkins 305

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dickey Simpkins 91

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dickey Simpkins 60

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dickey Simpkins 327

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dickey Simpkins .440

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dickey Simpkins .222

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dickey Simpkins .618

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dickey Simpkins 9.1 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dickey Simpkins 6.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dickey Simpkins 1.4 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dickey Simpkins 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dickey Simpkins 0.3 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dickey Simpkins 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dickey Simpkins 1.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dickey Simpkins 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dickey Simpkins 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dickey Simpkins 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dickey Simpkins 16

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dickey Simpkins 13

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dickey Simpkins 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dickey Simpkins 2

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dickey Simpkins 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dickey Simpkins 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dickey Simpkins .375

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dickey Simpkins -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dickey Simpkins .444

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dickey Simpkins 1.2 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dickey Simpkins 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dickey Simpkins 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dickey Simpkins 0.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dickey Simpkins 0.1 (1998)