Earl Cureton vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Cureton 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Earl Cureton 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)