Pops Mensah-Bonsu vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)