Fran Curran vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Fran Curran 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

Fran Curran

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fran Curran: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fran Curran 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Fran Curran 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Fran Curran 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Fran Curran 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fran Curran 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fran Curran 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Fran Curran 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fran Curran 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fran Curran 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Fran Curran 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 Fran Curran 4.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fran Curran 602 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Fran Curran 149 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Fran Curran 123 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fran Curran .395 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Fran Curran .774 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fran Curran 6.0 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 1.4 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fran Curran 1.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 0.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fran Curran 9 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Fran Curran 3 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Fran Curran 6 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fran Curran .250 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Fran Curran 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fran Curran 2.5 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fran Curran 0.8 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fran Curran - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Fran Curran - 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.