Rick Carlisle vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)