Gary Payton vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mickey Rottner 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Mickey Rottner - 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.