Fred Carter vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Carter 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fred Carter 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Fred Carter 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Fred Carter 15.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.