Gary Payton vs. Art Spector Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spector 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.

Art Spector

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Art Spector: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Art Spector 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Art Spector 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Art Spector 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Art Spector 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Art Spector 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Art Spector 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Art Spector 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Art Spector 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 Art Spector 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Art Spector 0.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Art Spector 852

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Art Spector 143

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

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Art Spector 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Art Spector .280

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Art Spector .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Art Spector 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Art Spector 1.3 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Art Spector 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Art Spector 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Art Spector 6

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Art Spector 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Art Spector 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Art Spector .222

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Art Spector .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Art Spector 2.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Art Spector 0.0 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Art Spector - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.