Gary Payton vs. Dick Surhoff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Surhoff 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.

Dick Surhoff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dick Surhoff: 1952-53 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dick Surhoff 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dick Surhoff 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dick Surhoff 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dick Surhoff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dick Surhoff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dick Surhoff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dick Surhoff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dick Surhoff 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dick Surhoff 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dick Surhoff 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 Dick Surhoff 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dick Surhoff 1.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dick Surhoff 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dick Surhoff 178

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dick Surhoff 94

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dick Surhoff 32

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dick Surhoff 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dick Surhoff .295

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dick Surhoff .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dick Surhoff 4.2 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dick Surhoff 2.2 (1954)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dick Surhoff 0.7 (1954)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dick Surhoff 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dick Surhoff 4

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dick Surhoff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dick Surhoff .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dick Surhoff -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dick Surhoff 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dick Surhoff - 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.