Brook Lopez vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak and Brook Lopez 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Brook Lopez: 2008-09 to 2025-26
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brook Lopez 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Brook Lopez 18 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Brook Lopez 9 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Cups Won Brook Lopez 1 * Johnny Payak 0 *

All-Star Games Brook Lopez 1 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Brook Lopez 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brook Lopez 2 Johnny Payak 0

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 15.7 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 6.0 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 1.4 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 1.8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brook Lopez 17,627 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Brook Lopez 6,770 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Brook Lopez 1,623 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Brook Lopez 639 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Brook Lopez 2,076 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Brook Lopez 1,124 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brook Lopez .496 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Brook Lopez .352 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brook Lopez .797 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 20.7 (2014) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 8.6 (2010) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 2.3 (2017) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 0.8 (2016) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 2.5 (2023) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 14.1 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 5.8 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 0.9 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 1.7 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brook Lopez 1,252 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Brook Lopez 515 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Brook Lopez 76 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Brook Lopez 57 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Brook Lopez 149 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Brook Lopez 89 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brook Lopez .513 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Brook Lopez .331 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brook Lopez .828 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brook Lopez 22.3 (2013) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Brook Lopez 9.0 (2015) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Brook Lopez 1.8 (2024) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Brook Lopez 1.4 (2023) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brook Lopez 3.0 (2013) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.