Ben McDonald vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Ben McDonald 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)