Dick Mehen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Mehen: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Mehen 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dick Mehen 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dick Mehen 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dick Mehen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Mehen 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Dick Mehen 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 Mehen 10.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 3.9 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 2.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Mehen 2,069 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dick Mehen 505 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dick Mehen 550 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Dick Mehen 193 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Mehen .381 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Mehen .709 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 14.4 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 4.3 (1952) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 3.1 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 8.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 4.7 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Mehen 26 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dick Mehen 14 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dick Mehen 3 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Dick Mehen 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Mehen .414 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Mehen .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 8.7 (1951) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 4.7 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 1.0 (1951) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.