Gary Payton vs. Bill Roberts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Roberts 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.

Bill Roberts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Bill Roberts: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bill Roberts 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bill Roberts 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bill Roberts 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bill Roberts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bill Roberts 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Bill Roberts 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Bill Roberts 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bill Roberts 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 Bill Roberts 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bill Roberts 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bill Roberts 404

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bill Roberts 65

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

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bill Roberts 117

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bill Roberts .339

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bill Roberts .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bill Roberts 4.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bill Roberts 0.8 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bill Roberts 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bill Roberts 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bill Roberts 22

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bill Roberts 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Bill Roberts - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bill Roberts 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bill Roberts .345

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bill Roberts .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bill Roberts 11.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bill Roberts - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bill Roberts 1.0 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Bill Roberts - 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.