Chuck Connors vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Chuck Connors 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

Chuck Connors

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Connors: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Chuck Connors 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Connors 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Chuck Connors 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Chuck Connors 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 Chuck Connors 4.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Chuck Connors 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Connors 239 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Chuck Connors 41 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Chuck Connors 53 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Connors .252 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Connors .471 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Connors 4.6 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Chuck Connors 0.8 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Connors - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Chuck Connors - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Connors - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Chuck Connors - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Chuck Connors 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Connors - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Connors - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Connors - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Chuck Connors - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chuck Connors - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Connors - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.