Bruce Bowen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bruce Bowen 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)