Clyde Lovellette vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Clyde Lovellette 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

Clyde Lovellette

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Lovellette: 1953-54 to 1963-64
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Lovellette 3 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Clyde Lovellette 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Clyde Lovellette 10 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Clyde Lovellette 4 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Lovellette 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Lovellette 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Clyde Lovellette 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Lovellette 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Clyde Lovellette 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Clyde Lovellette 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 Clyde Lovellette 17.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 9.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 1.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lovellette 11,947 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Clyde Lovellette 6,663 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Clyde Lovellette 1,165 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Clyde Lovellette 704 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lovellette .443 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lovellette .757 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 23.4 (1958) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 14.0 (1956) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 2.6 (1961) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 14.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 8.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 1.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Lovellette 963 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Clyde Lovellette 557 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Clyde Lovellette 89 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Clyde Lovellette 69 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Lovellette .416 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Lovellette .684 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Lovellette 24.2 (1957) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Lovellette 10.8 (1960) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Clyde Lovellette 2.8 (1960) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Clyde Lovellette - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Lovellette - 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.