Bob Knight vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bob Knight 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

Bob Knight

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Knight: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bob Knight 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Knight 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bob Knight 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bob Knight 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 Bob Knight 3.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight 0.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bob Knight 4.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Knight 7 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bob Knight 1 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bob Knight 8 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bob Knight 2 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Knight .429 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bob Knight 1.000 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Knight 3.5 (1955) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight 0.5 (1955) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bob Knight 4.0 (1955) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Knight - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bob Knight - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Knight - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bob Knight - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bob Knight - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bob Knight 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Knight - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bob Knight - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Knight - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bob Knight - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - 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.