Sonny Hertzberg vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.