Mahdi Abdul-Rahman vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 12.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 9,087 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2,146 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3,555 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 26 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 724 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .441 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .757 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 24.0 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 (1968) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6.8 (1970) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 685 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 169 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 242 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 58 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .413 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .738 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 21.4 (1970) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5.0 (1971) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7.7 (1970) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * 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.