Bill Downey vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Bill Downey 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 Downey 0.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bill Downey - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.