Pat Cummings vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Pat Cummings 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

Pat Cummings

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Cummings: 1979-80 to 1990-91
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Pat Cummings 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Pat Cummings 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Pat Cummings 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Pat Cummings 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 9.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 5.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 6,529 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 3,825 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Pat Cummings 807 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Pat Cummings 360 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 171 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Pat Cummings 683 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .497 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .737 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 15.8 (1985) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 9.0 (1986) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 2.0 (1984) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.9 (1986) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1983) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 5.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 3.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Cummings 160 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Pat Cummings 112 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Pat Cummings 22 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Pat Cummings 6 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Pat Cummings 4 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Pat Cummings 30 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Cummings .421 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Pat Cummings - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Pat Cummings .839 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Cummings 10.8 (1984) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Cummings 7.2 (1984) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pat Cummings 1.5 (1984) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pat Cummings 0.4 (1984) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Pat Cummings 0.3 (1982) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)