Gar Heard vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gar Heard 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gar Heard 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Gar Heard 8.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.