Gary Payton vs. Bingo Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bingo Smith 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.

Bingo Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Bingo Smith: 1969-70 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Bingo Smith 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Bingo Smith 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Bingo Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Bingo Smith 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Bingo Smith 0

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Bingo Smith 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Bingo Smith 0 *

* Notes: 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 Bingo Smith 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Bingo Smith 4.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Bingo Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bingo Smith 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Bingo Smith 10,882

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Bingo Smith 3,630

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Bingo Smith 1,734

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Bingo Smith 431 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Bingo Smith 167 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Bingo Smith 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Bingo Smith .449

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Bingo Smith .284 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Bingo Smith .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Bingo Smith 15.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Bingo Smith 6.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Bingo Smith 3.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Bingo Smith 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Bingo Smith 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Bingo Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Bingo Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Bingo Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Bingo Smith 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Bingo Smith 201

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Bingo Smith 54

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Bingo Smith 35

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Bingo Smith 14 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Bingo Smith 4 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Bingo Smith 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Bingo Smith .407

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Bingo Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Bingo Smith .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Bingo Smith 12.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Bingo Smith 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Bingo Smith 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Bingo Smith 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Bingo Smith 0.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.