Tom Patterson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 9

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

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

Steals Leader Tom Patterson 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Patterson 2.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.