Gary Payton vs. Dave Piontek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Piontek 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.

Dave Piontek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dave Piontek 7

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dave Piontek 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dave Piontek 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dave Piontek 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dave Piontek 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dave Piontek 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dave Piontek 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dave Piontek 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dave Piontek 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 Dave Piontek 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dave Piontek 4.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dave Piontek 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dave Piontek 2,955

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dave Piontek 1,770

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dave Piontek 478

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dave Piontek 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dave Piontek .391

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dave Piontek .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dave Piontek - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dave Piontek 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dave Piontek 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dave Piontek 0.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dave Piontek 104

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dave Piontek 70

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dave Piontek 20

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dave Piontek 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dave Piontek .354

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dave Piontek .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dave Piontek - 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.