Gary Payton vs. Al Tucker Comparison

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

vs.

Al Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Al Tucker: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Al Tucker 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Al Tucker 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Al Tucker 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Al Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Al Tucker 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Al Tucker 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Al Tucker 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Al Tucker 0 *

* 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 Payton 16.3 Al Tucker 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Al Tucker 5.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Al Tucker 0.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Al Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Al Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Al Tucker 2,431

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Al Tucker 1,283

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Al Tucker 230

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

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Al Tucker 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Al Tucker .453

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Al Tucker .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Al Tucker 13.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Al Tucker 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Al Tucker 1.4 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Al Tucker 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Al Tucker 0.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Al Tucker 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Al Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Al Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Al Tucker 4

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Al Tucker 0

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Al Tucker 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Al Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Al Tucker 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Al Tucker 1.000

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Al Tucker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Al Tucker 1.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Al Tucker 0.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Al Tucker 0.0 (1970)

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

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Al Tucker - n/a **

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.