Gary Payton vs. Neal Walk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neal Walk 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.

Neal Walk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Neal Walk: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Neal Walk 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Neal Walk 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Neal Walk 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Neal Walk 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Neal Walk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Neal Walk 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Neal Walk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Neal Walk 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Neal Walk 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Neal Walk 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 Neal Walk 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Neal Walk 7.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Neal Walk 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Neal Walk 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Neal Walk 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Neal Walk 7,157

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Neal Walk 4,392

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Neal Walk 1,214

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Neal Walk 140 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Neal Walk 105 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Neal Walk 568

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Neal Walk .459

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Neal Walk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Neal Walk .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Neal Walk 20.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Neal Walk 12.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Neal Walk 4.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Neal Walk 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Neal Walk 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Neal Walk 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Neal Walk 5.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Neal Walk 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Neal Walk 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Neal Walk 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Neal Walk 50

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Neal Walk 40

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Neal Walk 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Neal Walk 1 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Neal Walk 2 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Neal Walk 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Neal Walk .415

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Neal Walk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Neal Walk .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Neal Walk 8.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Neal Walk 7.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Neal Walk 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Neal Walk 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Neal Walk 0.7 (1975) *

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.