Fat Lever vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Fat Lever 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

Fat Lever

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fat Lever: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fat Lever 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Fat Lever 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Fat Lever 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Fat Lever 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fat Lever 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fat Lever 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Fat Lever 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fat Lever 1 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fat Lever 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Fat Lever 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fat Lever 13.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 6.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 6.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fat Lever 10,433 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Fat Lever 4,523 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Fat Lever 4,696 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Fat Lever 1,666 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Fat Lever 209 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Fat Lever 752 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fat Lever .447 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Fat Lever .310 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Fat Lever .771 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fat Lever 19.8 (1989) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 9.3 (1989) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 8.0 (1987) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.7 (1989) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.8 (1991) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fat Lever 12.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 5.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 6.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 1.9 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fat Lever 596 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Fat Lever 276 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Fat Lever 297 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Fat Lever 89 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Fat Lever 9 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Fat Lever 48 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fat Lever .414 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Fat Lever .409 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Fat Lever .775 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fat Lever 17.3 (1990) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fat Lever 10.7 (1990) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fat Lever 9.5 (1989) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fat Lever 2.7 (1990) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Fat Lever 0.6 (1988) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)