Gary Payton vs. Paul Seymour Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Seymour 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.

Paul Seymour

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Paul Seymour: 1947-48 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Paul Seymour 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Paul Seymour 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Paul Seymour 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Paul Seymour 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Paul Seymour 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Paul Seymour 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Paul Seymour 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Paul Seymour 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Paul Seymour 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Paul Seymour 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 Paul Seymour 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Paul Seymour 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Paul Seymour 3.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Paul Seymour 5,836

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Paul Seymour 1,694 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Paul Seymour 2,341

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Paul Seymour 622

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Paul Seymour .350

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Paul Seymour .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Paul Seymour 14.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Paul Seymour 4.3 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Paul Seymour 6.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Paul Seymour - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Paul Seymour 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Paul Seymour 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Paul Seymour 3.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Paul Seymour 650

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Paul Seymour 164 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Paul Seymour 257

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Paul Seymour 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Paul Seymour .329

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Paul Seymour - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Paul Seymour .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Paul Seymour 18.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Paul Seymour 5.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Paul Seymour 6.8 (1955)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Paul Seymour - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Paul Seymour - 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.