Gary Payton vs. Frank Ramsey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Ramsey 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.

Frank Ramsey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Frank Ramsey: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Frank Ramsey 7

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Frank Ramsey 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Frank Ramsey 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Frank Ramsey 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Frank Ramsey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Frank Ramsey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Frank Ramsey 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Frank Ramsey 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Frank Ramsey 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Frank Ramsey 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 Frank Ramsey 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Frank Ramsey 5.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Frank Ramsey 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Frank Ramsey 8,378

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Frank Ramsey 3,410

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Frank Ramsey 1,134

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Frank Ramsey 623

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Frank Ramsey .399

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Frank Ramsey .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Frank Ramsey 16.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Frank Ramsey 7.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Frank Ramsey 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Frank Ramsey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Frank Ramsey 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Frank Ramsey 5.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Frank Ramsey 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Frank Ramsey 1,331

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Frank Ramsey 494

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Frank Ramsey 151

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Frank Ramsey 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Frank Ramsey .424

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Frank Ramsey .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Frank Ramsey 23.2 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Frank Ramsey 8.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Frank Ramsey 2.3 (1961)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Frank Ramsey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Frank Ramsey - 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.