Tom Brennan vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tom Brennan 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

Tom Brennan

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Brennan: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tom Brennan 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Brennan 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Brennan 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tom Brennan 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 Tom Brennan 0.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan 0.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Brennan 10 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tom Brennan 5 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tom Brennan 2 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tom Brennan 11 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Brennan .455 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tom Brennan - Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Brennan 0.9 (1955) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan 0.5 (1955) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan 0.2 (1955) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tom Brennan 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Brennan - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tom Brennan - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - 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.