Nick Mantis vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Nick Mantis 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

Nick Mantis

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Mantis: 1959-60 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Nick Mantis 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Mantis 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Nick Mantis 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Nick Mantis 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 Nick Mantis 4.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Nick Mantis 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Nick Mantis 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Mantis 236 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Nick Mantis 91 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Nick Mantis 92 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Nick Mantis 52 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Mantis .367 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Nick Mantis .549 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Mantis 5.1 (1963) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Mantis 2.0 (1963) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nick Mantis 2.0 (1963) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Nick Mantis 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Mantis - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Nick Mantis - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nick Mantis - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nick Mantis - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nick Mantis - 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.