Gary Payton vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Earl Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Earl Shannon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Earl Shannon 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Earl Shannon - 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.