Gary Payton vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Fred Schaus 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Fred Schaus 0 *

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Fred Schaus 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 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Fred Schaus .352

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Fred Schaus .339

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Fred Schaus - n/a **

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.