Gary Payton vs. Elmore Spencer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Spencer 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.

Elmore Spencer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Elmore Spencer: 1992-93 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Elmore Spencer 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Elmore Spencer 5

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Elmore Spencer 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Elmore Spencer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Elmore Spencer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Elmore Spencer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Elmore Spencer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Elmore Spencer 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Elmore Spencer 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Elmore Spencer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Elmore Spencer 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Elmore Spencer 3.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Elmore Spencer 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Elmore Spencer 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Elmore Spencer 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Elmore Spencer 923

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Elmore Spencer 555

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Elmore Spencer 109

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Elmore Spencer 53

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Elmore Spencer 170

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Elmore Spencer 157

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Elmore Spencer .516

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Elmore Spencer .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Elmore Spencer .580

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Elmore Spencer 8.9 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Elmore Spencer 5.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Elmore Spencer 1.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Elmore Spencer 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Elmore Spencer 1.7 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Elmore Spencer 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Elmore Spencer 0.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Elmore Spencer 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Elmore Spencer 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Elmore Spencer 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Elmore Spencer 0

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Elmore Spencer 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Elmore Spencer 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Elmore Spencer 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Elmore Spencer 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Elmore Spencer 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Elmore Spencer .000

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Elmore Spencer -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Elmore Spencer .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Elmore Spencer 0.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996)