Mike O'Neill vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mike O'Neill 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

Mike O'Neill

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike O'Neill: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mike O'Neill 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike O'Neill 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mike O'Neill 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mike O'Neill 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 Mike O'Neill 3.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike O'Neill 2.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mike O'Neill 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike O'Neill 12 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mike O'Neill 9 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mike O'Neill 3 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mike O'Neill 4 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike O'Neill .235 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mike O'Neill 1.000 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike O'Neill 3.0 (1953) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike O'Neill 2.3 (1953) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mike O'Neill 0.8 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mike O'Neill 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike O'Neill - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mike O'Neill - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mike O'Neill - 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.