Pete Cross vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Pete Cross 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

Pete Cross

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Pete Cross 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Pete Cross 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Pete Cross 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Pete Cross 5.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 8.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross 1,057 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Pete Cross 1,519 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Pete Cross 187 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Pete Cross 182 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross .431 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross .695 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross 8.0 (1971) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 12.0 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.4 (1971) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Pete Cross - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Pete Cross - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Pete Cross 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - 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.