Gary Payton vs. Milt Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Milt Williams 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.

Milt Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Milt Williams: 1970-71 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Milt Williams 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Milt Williams 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Milt Williams 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Milt Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Milt Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Milt Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Milt Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Milt Williams 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Milt Williams 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Milt Williams 0 *

* Notes: 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 Milt Williams 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Milt Williams 0.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Milt Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Milt Williams 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Milt Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Milt Williams 236

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Milt Williams 51

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Milt Williams 125

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Milt Williams 25 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Milt Williams 0 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Milt Williams 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Milt Williams .424

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Milt Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Milt Williams .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Milt Williams 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Milt Williams 0.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Milt Williams 2.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Milt Williams 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Milt Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Milt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Milt Williams -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Milt Williams -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Milt Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Milt Williams - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Milt Williams -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Milt Williams -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Milt Williams -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Milt Williams - *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Milt Williams - *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Milt Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Milt Williams -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Milt Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Milt Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Milt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Milt Williams -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Milt Williams -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Milt Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Milt Williams - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.