Gary Payton vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Rich Rinaldi 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Rich Rinaldi 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 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Rich Rinaldi - *

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.