Shellie McMillon vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Shellie McMillon 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

Shellie McMillon

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shellie McMillon: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shellie McMillon 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Shellie McMillon 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Shellie McMillon 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Shellie McMillon 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shellie McMillon 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shellie McMillon 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Shellie McMillon 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shellie McMillon 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Shellie McMillon 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Shellie McMillon 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Shellie McMillon 9.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Shellie McMillon 6.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Shellie McMillon 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shellie McMillon 2,397 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Shellie McMillon 1,571 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Shellie McMillon 232 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Shellie McMillon 263 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shellie McMillon .434 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Shellie McMillon .634 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shellie McMillon 10.3 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shellie McMillon 6.2 (1961) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Shellie McMillon 1.3 (1961) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shellie McMillon 8.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Shellie McMillon 4.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Shellie McMillon 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shellie McMillon 78 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Shellie McMillon 39 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Shellie McMillon 9 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Shellie McMillon 9 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shellie McMillon .394 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Shellie McMillon .759 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shellie McMillon 10.0 (1960) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shellie McMillon 8.0 (1960) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shellie McMillon 1.8 (1961) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shellie McMillon - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shellie McMillon - 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.