Thales McReynolds vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Thales McReynolds 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

Thales McReynolds

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thales McReynolds: 1965-66 to 1965-66
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Thales McReynolds 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Thales McReynolds 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Thales McReynolds 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Thales McReynolds 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 Thales McReynolds 0.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Thales McReynolds 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Thales McReynolds 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Thales McReynolds 3 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Thales McReynolds 6 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Thales McReynolds 1 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Thales McReynolds 5 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thales McReynolds .083 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Thales McReynolds .500 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thales McReynolds 0.6 (1966) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thales McReynolds 1.2 (1966) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Thales McReynolds 0.2 (1966) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Thales McReynolds 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Thales McReynolds - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Thales McReynolds - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Thales McReynolds - 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.