Gary Payton vs. Bill Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Turner 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 Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Bill Turner: 1967-68 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bill Turner 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bill Turner 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bill Turner 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bill Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bill Turner 0

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bill Turner 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 Turner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bill Turner 3.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bill Turner 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bill Turner 1,597

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bill Turner 1,039

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bill Turner 167

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bill Turner 294

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bill Turner .407

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bill Turner .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bill Turner 7.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bill Turner 4.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bill Turner 0.8 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bill Turner 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bill Turner 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bill Turner 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bill Turner 96

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bill Turner 62

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bill Turner 18

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bill Turner 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bill Turner .425

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bill Turner .710

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bill Turner 5.5 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bill Turner 4.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bill Turner 1.2 (1969)

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

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