Don Carlson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Carlson 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Don Carlson 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Don Carlson 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 Don Carlson 8.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - 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.