Cliff Levingston vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Levingston: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Levingston 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Levingston 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cliff Levingston 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cliff Levingston 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cliff Levingston 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Levingston 0 Gary Payton 9

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

Defensive Player of The Year Cliff Levingston 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Cliff Levingston 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 7.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 5.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Levingston 5,888 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cliff Levingston 4,307 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cliff Levingston 752 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cliff Levingston 534 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cliff Levingston 593 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cliff Levingston 830 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Levingston .516 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Cliff Levingston .152 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Levingston .676 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 10.0 (1988) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 7.6 (1985) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.4 (1985) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.2 (1989) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1988) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 3.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 2.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Levingston 312 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cliff Levingston 233 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cliff Levingston 33 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cliff Levingston 27 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cliff Levingston 37 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cliff Levingston 82 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Levingston .502 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Cliff Levingston .500 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Levingston .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Levingston 8.0 (1984) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Levingston 4.8 (1984) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Levingston 0.6 (1988) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1995) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1986) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)