Bud Grant vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Grant 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bud Grant 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - 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.