Gary Payton vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Bennie Swain 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Bennie Swain 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Bennie Swain 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Bennie Swain 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bennie Swain 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 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Bennie Swain - 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.