Gary Payton vs. Roy Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Roy Pugh and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Roy Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Roy Pugh: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Roy Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Roy Pugh 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Roy Pugh 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Roy Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Roy Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Roy Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Roy Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Roy Pugh 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Roy Pugh 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Roy Pugh 0 *

* 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 Gary Payton 16.3 Roy Pugh 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Roy Pugh 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Roy Pugh 32

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Roy Pugh 9

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Roy Pugh 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Roy Pugh .255

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Roy Pugh .316

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Roy Pugh 1.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Roy Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Roy Pugh 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Roy Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Roy Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Roy Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Roy Pugh -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Roy Pugh -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Roy Pugh -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Roy Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Roy Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Roy Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Roy Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Roy Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Roy Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Roy Pugh -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Roy Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Roy Pugh - n/a **

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.