Chick Halbert vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Chick Halbert 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Chick Halbert: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chick Halbert 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Chick Halbert 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Chick Halbert 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Chick Halbert 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chick Halbert 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chick Halbert 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Chick Halbert 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chick Halbert 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Chick Halbert 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Chick Halbert 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 Chick Halbert 8.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert 7.9 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chick Halbert 2,671 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Chick Halbert 539 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Chick Halbert 438 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Chick Halbert 303 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chick Halbert .314 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Chick Halbert .633 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 12.7 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert 7.9 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 2.3 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 12.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chick Halbert 323 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Chick Halbert 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Chick Halbert 10 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Chick Halbert 26 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chick Halbert .266 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Chick Halbert .603 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chick Halbert 14.1 (1947) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chick Halbert - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Chick Halbert 1.5 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chick Halbert - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Chick Halbert - 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.