George McCloud vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George McCloud: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George McCloud 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George McCloud 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George McCloud 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George McCloud 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George McCloud 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team George McCloud 0 Gary Payton 9

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

Defensive Player of The Year George McCloud 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader George McCloud 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McCloud 9.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 3.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game George McCloud 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game George McCloud 0.8 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George McCloud 6,925 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds George McCloud 2,342 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists George McCloud 1,769 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals George McCloud 593 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks George McCloud 190 Gary Payton 285

Total Games George McCloud 766 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McCloud .402 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage George McCloud .358 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage George McCloud .810 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McCloud 18.9 (1996) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 4.8 (1996) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George McCloud 3.7 (2001) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game George McCloud 1.4 (1996) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.5 (1996) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George McCloud 10.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 3.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game George McCloud 2.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game George McCloud 0.9 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George McCloud 143 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds George McCloud 46 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists George McCloud 30 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals George McCloud 12 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks George McCloud 3 Gary Payton 32

Total Games George McCloud 14 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George McCloud .454 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage George McCloud .441 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage George McCloud .655 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George McCloud 14.3 (1998) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George McCloud 4.8 (1998) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game George McCloud 3.5 (1993) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George McCloud 1.7 (1999) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game George McCloud 0.5 (1992) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)