Gary Payton vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Red Rocha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Red Rocha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Red Rocha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Red Rocha 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Red Rocha 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Red Rocha 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 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Red Rocha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Red Rocha - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.