Gary Payton vs. Norm Stewart Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Stewart 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.

Norm Stewart

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Norm Stewart: 1956-57 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Norm Stewart 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Norm Stewart 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Norm Stewart 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Norm Stewart 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Norm Stewart 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Norm Stewart 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Norm Stewart 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Norm Stewart 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Norm Stewart 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Norm Stewart 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 Norm Stewart 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Norm Stewart 1.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Norm Stewart 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Norm Stewart 10

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Norm Stewart 5

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Norm Stewart 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Norm Stewart 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Norm Stewart .267

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Norm Stewart .333

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Norm Stewart 2.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Norm Stewart 1.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Norm Stewart 0.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Norm Stewart - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Norm Stewart - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Norm Stewart -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Norm Stewart -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Norm Stewart -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Norm Stewart -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Norm Stewart -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Norm Stewart -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Norm Stewart 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Norm Stewart -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Norm Stewart - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Norm Stewart -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Norm Stewart -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Norm Stewart -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Norm Stewart -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Norm Stewart - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Norm Stewart - 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.