Al Cervi vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Al Cervi 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

Al Cervi

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Cervi: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Cervi 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Al Cervi 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Al Cervi 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Al Cervi 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Al Cervi 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Cervi 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Cervi 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Cervi 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Al Cervi 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Al Cervi 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 Al Cervi 7.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 1.8 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 1,591 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 261 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Al Cervi 648 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Al Cervi 202 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .359 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .839 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 10.2 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.9 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Cervi 8.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 2.7 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 3.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Cervi 216 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Al Cervi 43 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Al Cervi 106 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Al Cervi 27 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Cervi .314 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Al Cervi .866 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Cervi 11.1 (1951) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Al Cervi 4.7 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Al Cervi 5.4 (1951) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Al Cervi - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.