Gary Payton vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ed Sadowski 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ed Sadowski 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Ed Sadowski - 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.