Jerry Paulson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jerry Paulson 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

Jerry Paulson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Paulson: 1957-58 to 1957-58
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Paulson 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Paulson 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jerry Paulson 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jerry Paulson 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 Jerry Paulson 3.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Paulson 1.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Paulson 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Paulson 20 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jerry Paulson 10 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jerry Paulson 4 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jerry Paulson 6 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Paulson .348 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Paulson .667 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Paulson 3.3 (1958) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Paulson 1.7 (1958) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jerry Paulson 0.7 (1958) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jerry Paulson 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry Paulson - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry Paulson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Paulson - 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.