Cliff Meely vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Meely 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Meely 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Cliff Meely 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Cliff Meely 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cliff Meely 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Cliff Meely 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Meely 8.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 5.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.6 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely 2,658 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely 1,703 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Cliff Meely 398 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Cliff Meely 88 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Cliff Meely 106 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Cliff Meely 318 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely .417 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely .675 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Cliff Meely - * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Cliff Meely - * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Cliff Meely 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.