Gary Payton vs. Geoff Petrie Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Geoff Petrie 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.

Geoff Petrie

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Geoff Petrie: 1970-71 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Geoff Petrie 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Geoff Petrie 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Geoff Petrie 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Geoff Petrie 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Geoff Petrie 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Geoff Petrie 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Geoff Petrie 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Geoff Petrie 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Geoff Petrie 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Geoff Petrie 0 *

Rookie of The Year Gary Payton 0 Geoff Petrie 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 Gary Payton 16.3 Geoff Petrie 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Geoff Petrie 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Geoff Petrie 4.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Geoff Petrie 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Geoff Petrie 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Geoff Petrie 9,732

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Geoff Petrie 1,271

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Geoff Petrie 2,057

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Geoff Petrie 247 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Geoff Petrie 33 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Geoff Petrie 446

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Geoff Petrie .455

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Geoff Petrie - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Geoff Petrie .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Geoff Petrie 24.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Geoff Petrie 3.5 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Geoff Petrie 5.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Geoff Petrie 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Geoff Petrie 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Geoff Petrie -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Geoff Petrie -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Geoff Petrie -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Geoff Petrie - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Geoff Petrie - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Geoff Petrie -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Geoff Petrie -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Geoff Petrie -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Geoff Petrie - *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Geoff Petrie - *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Geoff Petrie 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Geoff Petrie -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Geoff Petrie - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Geoff Petrie -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Geoff Petrie -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Geoff Petrie -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Geoff Petrie -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Geoff Petrie - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Geoff Petrie - *

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.