Dick Garmaker vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Garmaker 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Gary Payton 9

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

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

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

Steals Leader Dick Garmaker 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 Garmaker 13.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - 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.