Bill Bradley vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bill Bradley 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

Bill Bradley

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bradley: 1967-68 to 1976-77
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bradley 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bradley 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bill Bradley 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bill Bradley 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Bradley 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bradley 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bradley 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bradley 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Bradley 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bill Bradley 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 Bill Bradley 12.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 3.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 9,217 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 2,354 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bill Bradley 2,533 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bill Bradley 209 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 65 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bill Bradley 742 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .448 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .840 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.1 (1973) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 4.3 (1969) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.5 (1973) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.9 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 12.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 3.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 2.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.6 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.2 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bradley 1,222 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bill Bradley 333 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bill Bradley 263 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bill Bradley 9 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bill Bradley 3 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bill Bradley 95 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bradley .438 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bill Bradley - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bradley .805 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bradley 16.2 (1972) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bradley 7.3 (1969) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Bradley 4.0 (1969) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Bradley 0.7 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Bradley 0.3 (1974) * 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.