Tom Heinsohn vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tom Heinsohn 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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Heinsohn 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Heinsohn 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Heinsohn 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tom Heinsohn 0 * Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Gary Payton 0

* 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 Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - 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.