Cleveland Buckner vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Cleveland Buckner 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 Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.