Dan Kraus vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Dan Kraus 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

Dan Kraus

vs.

Gary Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dan Kraus 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Kraus 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dan Kraus 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Dan Kraus 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 Dan Kraus 1.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Kraus 21 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dan Kraus 7 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Dan Kraus 13 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Kraus .143 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Dan Kraus .458 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Kraus 1.6 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus 0.5 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Kraus - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Kraus - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dan Kraus - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Dan Kraus 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Kraus - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Dan Kraus - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Kraus - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - 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.