Johnny Austin vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Johnny Austin 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

Johnny Austin

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Austin: 1966-67 to 1966-67
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Austin 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Austin 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Johnny Austin 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Johnny Austin 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 Johnny Austin 5.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Austin 23 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Johnny Austin 7 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Johnny Austin 4 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Johnny Austin 4 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Austin .227 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Austin .813 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Austin 5.8 (1967) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin 1.8 (1967) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin 1.0 (1967) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Johnny Austin 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Austin - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Austin - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - 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.