Eddie Miller vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Eddie Miller 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

Eddie Miller

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eddie Miller: 1952-53 to 1953-54
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eddie Miller 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Eddie Miller 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Eddie Miller 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Eddie Miller 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Eddie Miller 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Eddie Miller 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Eddie Miller 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eddie Miller 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Eddie Miller 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Eddie Miller 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 Eddie Miller 10.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Miller 8.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Eddie Miller 1.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Miller 1,452 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Eddie Miller 1,206 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Eddie Miller 210 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Eddie Miller 142 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Miller .374 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Miller .692 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Miller 10.5 (1953) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Miller 9.6 (1953) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Eddie Miller 1.6 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eddie Miller 16.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Miller 18.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Eddie Miller 2.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Miller 33 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Eddie Miller 36 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Eddie Miller 5 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Eddie Miller 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Miller .382 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Miller .438 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Miller 16.5 (1953) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Miller 18.0 (1953) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Eddie Miller 2.5 (1953) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Eddie Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Eddie Miller - 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.