Joe Kennedy vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Kennedy: 1968-69 to 1969-70
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe Kennedy 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 9

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

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

Steals Leader Joe Kennedy 0 * Gary Payton 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 Joe Kennedy 5.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kennedy 3.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe Kennedy 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kennedy 454 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe Kennedy 261 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe Kennedy 67 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Joe Kennedy 86 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kennedy .373 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kennedy .794 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kennedy 6.2 (1969) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kennedy 3.3 (1969) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Kennedy 0.8 (1969) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Joe Kennedy 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Kennedy - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

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

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.