Gary Payton vs. Maurice Stokes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Stokes 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.

Maurice Stokes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Maurice Stokes: 1955-56 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Maurice Stokes 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Maurice Stokes 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Maurice Stokes 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Maurice Stokes 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Maurice Stokes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Maurice Stokes 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Maurice Stokes 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Maurice Stokes 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Maurice Stokes 0 *

Rebounds Leader Gary Payton 0 Maurice Stokes 1

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Maurice Stokes 0 *

Rookie of The Year Gary Payton 0 Maurice Stokes 1

* 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 Maurice Stokes 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Maurice Stokes 17.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Maurice Stokes 5.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Maurice Stokes 3,315

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Maurice Stokes 3,492

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Maurice Stokes 1,062

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Maurice Stokes 202

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Maurice Stokes .351

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Maurice Stokes .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Maurice Stokes 16.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Maurice Stokes 18.1 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Maurice Stokes 6.4 (1958)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Maurice Stokes 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Maurice Stokes 15.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Maurice Stokes 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Maurice Stokes 12

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Maurice Stokes 15

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Maurice Stokes 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Maurice Stokes 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Maurice Stokes .250

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Maurice Stokes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Maurice Stokes 12.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Maurice Stokes 15.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Maurice Stokes 2.0 (1958)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Maurice Stokes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Maurice Stokes - 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.