Gary Payton vs. Pooh Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pooh Richardson 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.

Pooh Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Pooh Richardson: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Pooh Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Pooh Richardson 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Pooh Richardson 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Pooh Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Pooh Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Pooh Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Pooh Richardson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Pooh Richardson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Pooh Richardson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Pooh Richardson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Pooh Richardson 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Pooh Richardson 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Pooh Richardson 6.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Pooh Richardson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Pooh Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Pooh Richardson 7,083

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Pooh Richardson 1,807

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Pooh Richardson 4,180

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Pooh Richardson 817

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Pooh Richardson 111

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Pooh Richardson 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Pooh Richardson .444

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Pooh Richardson .329

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Pooh Richardson .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Pooh Richardson 17.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Pooh Richardson 3.7 (1992)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Pooh Richardson 9.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Pooh Richardson 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Pooh Richardson 0.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Pooh Richardson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Pooh Richardson 1.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Pooh Richardson 4.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Pooh Richardson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Pooh Richardson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Pooh Richardson 21

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Pooh Richardson 11

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Pooh Richardson 26

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Pooh Richardson 3

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Pooh Richardson 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Pooh Richardson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Pooh Richardson .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Pooh Richardson .500

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Pooh Richardson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Pooh Richardson 4.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Pooh Richardson 2.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Pooh Richardson 5.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Pooh Richardson 0.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Pooh Richardson 0.0 (1997)