Bill Mlkvy vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Mlkvy: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Mlkvy 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bill Mlkvy 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bill Mlkvy 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bill Mlkvy 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Mlkvy 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Bill Mlkvy 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 Mlkvy 5.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy 3.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bill Mlkvy 2.0 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Mlkvy 181 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bill Mlkvy 101 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bill Mlkvy 62 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Bill Mlkvy 31 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Mlkvy .305 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Mlkvy .646 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Mlkvy 5.8 (1953) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy 3.3 (1953) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Mlkvy 2.0 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Bill Mlkvy 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Mlkvy - 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.