Cheese Johnson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Cheese Johnson 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

Cheese Johnson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cheese Johnson 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)