Tom Patterson vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Tom Patterson 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * John Stockton 315

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * John Stockton 50

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.