Archie Dees vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Archie Dees that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Archie Dees:
1958-59 to 1961-62
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

Archie Dees0
Gary Payton1
Archie Dees4
Gary Payton17
Archie Dees1
Gary Payton15
Archie Dees0
Gary Payton9

Honors and Awards

Archie Dees0
Gary Payton2
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Archie Dees0
Gary Payton9
Archie Dees0 *
Gary Payton9
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Archie Dees0
Gary Payton9
Archie Dees0 *
Gary Payton1
Archie Dees0 *
Gary Payton1
* 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

Archie Dees 8.1
Gary Payton 16.3

Archie Dees 4.8
Gary Payton 3.9

Archie Dees 0.7
Gary Payton 6.7

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 1.8

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Archie Dees 1,548
Gary Payton 21,813

Archie Dees 907
Gary Payton 5,269

Archie Dees 132
Gary Payton 8,966

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 2,445

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 285

Archie Dees 190
Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Archie Dees .402
Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage
Archie Dees .794
Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Archie Dees 9.7
(1960)
Gary Payton 24.2
(2000)

Archie Dees 5.4
(1960)
Gary Payton 6.5
(2000)

Archie Dees 0.8
(1959)
Gary Payton 9.0
(2002)

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 2.9
(1996)

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 0.3
(2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Archie Dees 5.5
Gary Payton 14.0

Archie Dees 2.0
Gary Payton 3.7

Archie Dees 1.0
Gary Payton 5.3

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 1.4

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Archie Dees 11
Gary Payton 2,155

Archie Dees 4
Gary Payton 575

Archie Dees 2
Gary Payton 811

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 216

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 32

Archie Dees 2
Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Archie Dees .333
Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage
Archie Dees 1.000
Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Archie Dees 5.5
(1960)
Gary Payton 25.8
(2000)

Archie Dees 2.0
(1960)
Gary Payton 8.6
(2002)

Archie Dees 1.0
(1960)
Gary Payton 8.7
(2003)

Archie Dees -
n/a **
Gary Payton 2.2
(1997)

Archie Dees -
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.