Slick Leonard vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Slick Leonard 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

Slick Leonard

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slick Leonard: 1956-57 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slick Leonard 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Slick Leonard 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Slick Leonard 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Slick Leonard 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Slick Leonard 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slick Leonard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Slick Leonard 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Slick Leonard 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Slick Leonard 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Slick Leonard 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 Slick Leonard 9.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Slick Leonard 2.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Slick Leonard 3.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Slick Leonard 4,204 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Slick Leonard 1,217 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Slick Leonard 1,427 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Slick Leonard 426 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slick Leonard .349 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Slick Leonard .745 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slick Leonard 16.1 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Slick Leonard 3.6 (1958) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Slick Leonard 5.4 (1962) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slick Leonard 9.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Slick Leonard 2.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Slick Leonard 4.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Slick Leonard 334 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Slick Leonard 90 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Slick Leonard 165 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Slick Leonard 34 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slick Leonard .357 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Slick Leonard .755 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slick Leonard 21.4 (1957) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Slick Leonard 6.0 (1957) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Slick Leonard 7.6 (1957) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Slick Leonard - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Slick Leonard - 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.