Lloyd Neal vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Lloyd Neal 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

Lloyd Neal

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lloyd Neal: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lloyd Neal 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Lloyd Neal 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Lloyd Neal 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Lloyd Neal 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lloyd Neal 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lloyd Neal 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Lloyd Neal 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lloyd Neal 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Lloyd Neal 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Lloyd Neal 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 Lloyd Neal 11.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 7.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.5 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lloyd Neal 4,846 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Lloyd Neal 3,370 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Lloyd Neal 632 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Lloyd Neal 178 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Lloyd Neal 324 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Lloyd Neal 435 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lloyd Neal .485 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Lloyd Neal - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Lloyd Neal .672 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 15.5 (1976) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 11.8 (1973) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.8 (1973) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.8 (1976) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.6 (1976) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 4.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 3.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.1 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.5 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lloyd Neal 92 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Lloyd Neal 81 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Lloyd Neal 19 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Lloyd Neal 2 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Lloyd Neal 12 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Lloyd Neal 22 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lloyd Neal .440 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Lloyd Neal - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Lloyd Neal .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lloyd Neal 5.0 (1978) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lloyd Neal 3.7 (1977) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.9 (1977) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Lloyd Neal 0.1 (1977) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Lloyd Neal 1.3 (1978) * 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.