George Lee vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and George Lee 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

George Lee

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Lee: 1960-61 to 1967-68
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Lee 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George Lee 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George Lee 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Lee 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team George Lee 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year George Lee 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader George Lee 0 * Gary Payton 1

* 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 George Lee 7.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 4.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game George Lee 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lee 2,229 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds George Lee 1,235 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists George Lee 258 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games George Lee 297 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lee .379 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage George Lee .734 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lee 12.1 (1961) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 6.6 (1961) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George Lee 1.2 (1961) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lee 6.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 2.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game George Lee 0.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lee 134 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds George Lee 58 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists George Lee 19 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games George Lee 21 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lee .436 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage George Lee .704 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lee 15.6 (1961) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Lee 6.8 (1961) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Lee 2.8 (1961) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game George Lee - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.