Butch Lee vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Butch Lee 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.