Gale Bishop vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gale Bishop 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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gale Bishop 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gale Bishop 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gale Bishop 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gale Bishop 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 Gale Bishop 8.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - 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.