Jim McMillian vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McMillian: 1970-71 to 1978-79
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McMillian 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jim McMillian 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jim McMillian 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jim McMillian 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim McMillian 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McMillian 0 Gary Payton 9

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

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

Steals Leader Jim McMillian 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 McMillian 13.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim McMillian 5.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim McMillian 2.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim McMillian 1.1 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jim McMillian 0.2 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McMillian 8,736 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jim McMillian 3,319 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jim McMillian 1,557 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jim McMillian 435 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jim McMillian 80 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jim McMillian 631 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McMillian .482 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim McMillian .832 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McMillian 18.9 (1973) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McMillian 7.4 (1974) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim McMillian 3.1 (1974) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jim McMillian 1.6 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jim McMillian 0.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McMillian 16.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim McMillian 5.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim McMillian 1.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim McMillian 1.3 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim McMillian 0.3 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McMillian 1,194 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jim McMillian 377 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jim McMillian 137 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jim McMillian 36 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jim McMillian 7 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jim McMillian 72 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McMillian .451 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim McMillian .791 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McMillian 20.1 (1973) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McMillian 8.8 (1974) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim McMillian 2.2 (1973) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim McMillian 1.6 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim McMillian 0.4 (1976) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.