Tony Kappen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tony Kappen 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

Tony Kappen

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Kappen: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tony Kappen 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Kappen 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tony Kappen 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tony Kappen 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 Tony Kappen 6.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tony Kappen 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Kappen 384 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tony Kappen 28 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tony Kappen 59 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Kappen .238 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tony Kappen .795 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Kappen 6.5 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tony Kappen 0.5 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Kappen - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tony Kappen - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Kappen - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tony Kappen - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tony Kappen 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Kappen - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tony Kappen - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Kappen - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tony Kappen - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tony Kappen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tony Kappen - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.