Gary Payton vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.