Gary Payton vs. Ben Warley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Warley and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Ben Warley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Ben Warley: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Ben Warley 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Ben Warley 5

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Ben Warley 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Ben Warley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Ben Warley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ben Warley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Ben Warley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ben Warley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Ben Warley 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Ben Warley 0 *

* 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 Gary Payton 16.3 Ben Warley 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Ben Warley 5.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Ben Warley 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ben Warley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Ben Warley 1,767

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Ben Warley 1,524

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Ben Warley 204

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Ben Warley 289

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Ben Warley .413

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Ben Warley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Ben Warley .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Ben Warley 8.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Ben Warley 7.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Ben Warley 0.9 (1964)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Ben Warley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Ben Warley 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Ben Warley 3.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Ben Warley 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ben Warley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Ben Warley 31

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Ben Warley 39

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Ben Warley 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Ben Warley 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Ben Warley .281

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Ben Warley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Ben Warley .650

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Ben Warley 7.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Ben Warley 8.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Ben Warley 0.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Ben Warley - n/a **

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.