Cherokee Parks vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Cherokee Parks 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

Cherokee Parks

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cherokee Parks: 1995-96 to 2003-04
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cherokee Parks 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cherokee Parks 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 4.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 3.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cherokee Parks 2,056 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cherokee Parks 1,703 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cherokee Parks 265 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cherokee Parks 207 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cherokee Parks 306 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cherokee Parks 472 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cherokee Parks .470 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Cherokee Parks .211 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Cherokee Parks .630 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 7.1 (1998) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 5.5 (1998) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.8 (1999) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.6 (1999) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.1 (1998) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 2.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cherokee Parks 12 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cherokee Parks 16 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cherokee Parks 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cherokee Parks 1 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cherokee Parks 2 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cherokee Parks 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cherokee Parks .353 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Cherokee Parks - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Cherokee Parks .000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cherokee Parks 4.0 (1997) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cherokee Parks 5.0 (1997) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.0 (2002) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cherokee Parks 1.0 (1997) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cherokee Parks 0.4 (2002) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)