Cliff Anderson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Cliff Anderson 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

Cliff Anderson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Anderson: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Anderson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Anderson 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cliff Anderson 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cliff Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cliff Anderson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Anderson 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Cliff Anderson 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Cliff Anderson 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 Cliff Anderson 3.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 247 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 103 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 68 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cliff Anderson 81 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .351 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson .593 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.9 (1969) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.7 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.9 (1968) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 4 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cliff Anderson 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .400 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 (1969) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 (1969) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 (1969) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - 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.