Gary Bergen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

Gary Bergen

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Bergen: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Bergen 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gary Bergen 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gary Bergen 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gary Bergen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Bergen 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Bergen 0 * Gary Payton 9

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Bergen 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gary Bergen 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 Gary Bergen 1.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Bergen 1.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gary Bergen 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Bergen 8 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gary Bergen 8 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gary Bergen 1 Gary Payton 8,966

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

Total Blocks Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gary Bergen 6 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Bergen .273 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Bergen 1.000 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Bergen 1.3 (1957) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Bergen 1.3 (1957) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gary Bergen 0.2 (1957) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gary Bergen - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gary Bergen 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Bergen - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Bergen - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Bergen - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Gary Bergen - 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.