Lionel Malamed vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Lionel Malamed 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

Lionel Malamed

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Lionel Malamed 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Lionel Malamed 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Lionel Malamed 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Lionel Malamed 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 Lionel Malamed 5.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lionel Malamed 258 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Lionel Malamed 61 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Lionel Malamed 44 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lionel Malamed .334 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Lionel Malamed .831 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Lionel Malamed 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.