Gary Payton vs. Max Zaslofsky Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Max Zaslofsky 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.

Max Zaslofsky

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Max Zaslofsky: 1946-47 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Max Zaslofsky 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Max Zaslofsky 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Max Zaslofsky 8

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Max Zaslofsky 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Max Zaslofsky 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Max Zaslofsky 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Max Zaslofsky 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Max Zaslofsky 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Max Zaslofsky 0 *

Scoring Leader Gary Payton 0 Max Zaslofsky 1

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Max Zaslofsky 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 Max Zaslofsky 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Max Zaslofsky 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Max Zaslofsky 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Max Zaslofsky 7,990

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Max Zaslofsky 864 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Max Zaslofsky 1,093

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Max Zaslofsky 540

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Max Zaslofsky .343

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Max Zaslofsky .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Max Zaslofsky 21.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Max Zaslofsky 3.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Max Zaslofsky 2.9 (1955)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Max Zaslofsky 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Max Zaslofsky 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Max Zaslofsky 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Max Zaslofsky 899

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Max Zaslofsky 121 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Max Zaslofsky 101

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Max Zaslofsky 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Max Zaslofsky .360

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Max Zaslofsky .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Max Zaslofsky 22.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Max Zaslofsky 4.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Max Zaslofsky 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Max Zaslofsky - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.