Dick Atha vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Dick Atha 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

Dick Atha

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Atha: 1955-56 to 1957-58
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dick Atha 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Atha 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dick Atha 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Dick Atha 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 Dick Atha 3.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha 1.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dick Atha 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Atha 137 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dick Atha 66 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dick Atha 51 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Dick Atha 43 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Atha .393 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Dick Atha .795 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Atha 3.7 (1956) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha 1.7 (1956) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dick Atha 1.3 (1956) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Atha - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dick Atha - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Atha - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dick Atha - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dick Atha - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Dick Atha 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Atha - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Dick Atha - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Atha - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dick Atha - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - 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.