Dante Cunningham vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Dante Cunningham 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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Dante Cunningham 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)