Joe Fulks vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Fulks 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Joe Fulks 0 * Gary Payton 1

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Gary Payton 0

Steals Leader Joe Fulks 0 * Gary Payton 1

* 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 Joe Fulks 16.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.