Gary Payton vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Shannon 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.

Howie Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Howie Shannon 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Howie Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Howie Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Howie Shannon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Howie Shannon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Howie Shannon 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Howie Shannon 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Howie Shannon 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 Howie Shannon 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Howie Shannon 2.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Howie Shannon 1,323

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Howie Shannon 299

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Howie Shannon .355

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Howie Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Howie Shannon -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Howie Shannon -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Howie Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Howie Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Howie Shannon - 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.