Gary Payton vs. Joe Strawder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Strawder 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.

Joe Strawder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Joe Strawder: 1965-66 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Joe Strawder 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Joe Strawder 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Joe Strawder 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Joe Strawder 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Joe Strawder 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Joe Strawder 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Joe Strawder 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Joe Strawder 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Joe Strawder 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Joe Strawder 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 Joe Strawder 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Joe Strawder 9.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Joe Strawder 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Joe Strawder 1,977

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Joe Strawder 2,296

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Joe Strawder 245

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Joe Strawder 231

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Joe Strawder .426

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Joe Strawder .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Joe Strawder 9.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Joe Strawder 10.4 (1966)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Joe Strawder 1.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Joe Strawder - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Joe Strawder - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Joe Strawder 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Joe Strawder 10.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Joe Strawder 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Joe Strawder 42

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Joe Strawder 65

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Joe Strawder 9

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Joe Strawder 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Joe Strawder .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Joe Strawder - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Joe Strawder .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Joe Strawder 7.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Joe Strawder 10.8 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Joe Strawder 1.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Joe Strawder - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Joe Strawder - 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.