Dick Murphy vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Murphy 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dick Murphy 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dick Murphy 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dick Murphy 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Murphy 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Dick Murphy 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 Murphy 1.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Murphy 34 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dick Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dick Murphy 8 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Dick Murphy 31 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Murphy .200 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Murphy .444 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Murphy 1.1 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy 0.3 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Murphy - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Murphy - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dick Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dick Murphy - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Dick Murphy 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Murphy - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Murphy - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Murphy - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.