Bud Koper vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Koper: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Koper 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bud Koper 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bud Koper 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bud Koper 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bud Koper 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Bud Koper 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 Koper 4.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper 1.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bud Koper 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Koper 247 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bud Koper 61 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bud Koper 43 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Bud Koper 54 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Koper .440 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Bud Koper .833 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Koper 4.6 (1965) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper 1.1 (1965) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bud Koper 0.8 (1965) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Koper - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bud Koper - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Koper - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bud Koper - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bud Koper - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Bud Koper 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Koper - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Bud Koper - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Koper - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bud Koper - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Bud Koper - 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.