Archie Clark vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Archie Clark 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

Archie Clark

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Clark: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Clark 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Archie Clark 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Archie Clark 10 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Archie Clark 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Archie Clark 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Archie Clark 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Archie Clark 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Archie Clark 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 Archie Clark 16.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.1 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 11,819 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 2,427 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Archie Clark 3,498 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Archie Clark 231 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Archie Clark 15 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Archie Clark 725 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .480 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .769 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 25.2 (1972) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 8.0 (1972) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.4 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 15.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 1,125 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 229 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Archie Clark 297 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Archie Clark 17 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Archie Clark 1 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Archie Clark 71 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .454 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .772 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 26.7 (1972) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.3 (1967) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 7.8 (1972) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1975) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.