Austin Croshere vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Austin Croshere 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

Austin Croshere

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Croshere: 1997-98 to 2008-09
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Austin Croshere 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Austin Croshere 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Austin Croshere 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Croshere 6.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Croshere 4.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Austin Croshere 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Austin Croshere 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Austin Croshere 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Croshere 4,475 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Austin Croshere 2,649 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Austin Croshere 627 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Austin Croshere 245 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Austin Croshere 216 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Austin Croshere 659 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Croshere .407 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Austin Croshere .340 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Austin Croshere .861 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Croshere 10.3 (2000) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Croshere 6.4 (2000) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Austin Croshere 1.3 (2005) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Austin Croshere 0.7 (2005) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Austin Croshere 0.7 (2000) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Croshere 6.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Croshere 3.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Austin Croshere 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Austin Croshere 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Austin Croshere 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Croshere 453 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Austin Croshere 246 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Austin Croshere 49 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Austin Croshere 27 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Austin Croshere 24 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Austin Croshere 68 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Croshere .379 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Austin Croshere .360 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Austin Croshere .844 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Croshere 10.8 (2001) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Croshere 5.0 (2001) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Austin Croshere 1.5 (2001) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Austin Croshere 1.0 (2001) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Austin Croshere 0.7 (2000) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)