John Barber vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team John Barber 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year John Barber 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader John Barber 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 John Barber 1.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists John Barber 0 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games John Barber 5 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game John Barber - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds John Barber - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists John Barber - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games John Barber 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - 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.