Jim Baechtold vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jim Baechtold 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

Jim Baechtold

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Baechtold: 1952-53 to 1956-57
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Baechtold 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jim Baechtold 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jim Baechtold 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jim Baechtold 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Baechtold 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Baechtold 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Baechtold 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Baechtold 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Baechtold 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jim Baechtold 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 Jim Baechtold 9.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Baechtold 3,123 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jim Baechtold 1,009 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jim Baechtold 685 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jim Baechtold 321 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Baechtold .388 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jim Baechtold .783 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 13.9 (1955) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.3 (1955) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.0 (1955) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 13.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Baechtold 121 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jim Baechtold 32 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jim Baechtold 36 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jim Baechtold 9 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Baechtold .433 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jim Baechtold .795 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 19.0 (1953) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.7 (1955) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 5.5 (1953) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - 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.