Walt Lautenbach vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Walt Lautenbach 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

Walt Lautenbach

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Lautenbach: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Walt Lautenbach 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Lautenbach 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Walt Lautenbach 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Walt Lautenbach 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 Walt Lautenbach 4.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lautenbach 238 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Walt Lautenbach 73 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Walt Lautenbach 55 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lautenbach .301 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lautenbach .691 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lautenbach 4.3 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach 1.3 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Walt Lautenbach 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Lautenbach - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Walt Lautenbach - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Walt Lautenbach - 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.