Thurl Bailey vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)