Gary Payton vs. Whitey Skoog Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Whitey Skoog 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.

Whitey Skoog

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Whitey Skoog: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Whitey Skoog 3

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Whitey Skoog 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Whitey Skoog 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Whitey Skoog 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Whitey Skoog 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Whitey Skoog 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Whitey Skoog 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Whitey Skoog 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Whitey Skoog 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 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Whitey Skoog 3.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Whitey Skoog 2.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Whitey Skoog 2,800

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Whitey Skoog 1,133

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Whitey Skoog 903

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Whitey Skoog 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Whitey Skoog .388

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Whitey Skoog .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Whitey Skoog 11.6 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Whitey Skoog 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Whitey Skoog 3.5 (1956)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Whitey Skoog 3.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Whitey Skoog 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Whitey Skoog 280

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Whitey Skoog 125

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Whitey Skoog 70

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Whitey Skoog 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Whitey Skoog .402

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Whitey Skoog .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Whitey Skoog 13.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Whitey Skoog - 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.