Joe McNamee vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe McNamee: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe McNamee 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe McNamee 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe McNamee 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe McNamee 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe McNamee 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Joe McNamee 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 McNamee 2.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe McNamee 2.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe McNamee 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe McNamee 289 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe McNamee 238 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe McNamee 58 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Joe McNamee 118 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe McNamee .298 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe McNamee .620 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe McNamee 2.9 (1952) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe McNamee 2.4 (1952) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe McNamee 0.7 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe McNamee 2.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe McNamee 2.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe McNamee 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe McNamee 33 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe McNamee 35 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe McNamee 9 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Joe McNamee 13 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe McNamee .293 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe McNamee .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe McNamee 2.5 (1951) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe McNamee 2.7 (1951) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe McNamee 0.7 (1951) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Joe McNamee - 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.