Brendan McCann vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Brendan McCann 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

Brendan McCann

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brendan McCann: 1957-58 to 1959-60
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Brendan McCann 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Brendan McCann 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Brendan McCann 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Brendan McCann 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 Brendan McCann 1.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Brendan McCann 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Brendan McCann 1.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Brendan McCann 74 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Brendan McCann 50 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Brendan McCann 65 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Brendan McCann 41 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brendan McCann .204 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Brendan McCann .700 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brendan McCann 1.9 (1958) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Brendan McCann 1.3 (1958) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Brendan McCann 2.5 (1960) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Brendan McCann 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brendan McCann - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Brendan McCann - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Brendan McCann - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Brendan McCann - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Brendan McCann - 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.