Paul Dawkins vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Paul Dawkins 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

Paul Dawkins

vs.

Gary Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Paul Dawkins 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Paul Dawkins 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Paul Dawkins 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 Paul Dawkins 5.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins 2.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Dawkins 316 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Paul Dawkins 125 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Paul Dawkins 77 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Paul Dawkins 33 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Paul Dawkins 9 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Paul Dawkins 57 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Dawkins .470 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Paul Dawkins .200 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Paul Dawkins .688 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins 5.5 (1980) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins 2.2 (1980) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins 1.4 (1980) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.6 (1980) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.2 (1980) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Paul Dawkins 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)