Bruce Hale vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Hale 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bruce Hale 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bruce Hale 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 Bruce Hale 9.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.