Tommy Byrnes vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Gary Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tommy Byrnes 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tommy Byrnes 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 Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - 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.