Frank Fucarino vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Frank Fucarino 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Frank Fucarino: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Frank Fucarino 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Fucarino 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Frank Fucarino 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Frank Fucarino 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 Frank Fucarino 5.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Frank Fucarino 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Fucarino 140 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Frank Fucarino 8 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Frank Fucarino 28 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Fucarino .268 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Frank Fucarino .567 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Fucarino 5.0 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Frank Fucarino 0.3 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Frank Fucarino 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Frank Fucarino - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Frank Fucarino - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Frank Fucarino - 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.