Don Otten vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Don Otten 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

Don Otten

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Otten 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Don Otten 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Don Otten 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Don Otten 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Otten 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Otten 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Otten 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Otten 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Don Otten 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Don Otten 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 Don Otten 10.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.0 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Don Otten 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Otten 2,294 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Don Otten 928 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Don Otten 297 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Don Otten 219 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Otten .357 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Don Otten .761 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Otten 12.9 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.8 (1952) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Don Otten 1.9 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Otten 14.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.3 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Don Otten 2.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Otten 70 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Don Otten 19 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Don Otten 14 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Don Otten 5 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Otten .353 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Don Otten .810 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Otten 20.5 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.3 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don Otten 3.0 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.