Gary Payton vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Sheffield 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.

Fred Sheffield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Fred Sheffield 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Fred Sheffield 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Fred Sheffield 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Fred Sheffield 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Fred Sheffield 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Fred Sheffield 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Fred Sheffield 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Fred Sheffield 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 Fred Sheffield 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Fred Sheffield 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Fred Sheffield 74

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Fred Sheffield 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Fred Sheffield 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Fred Sheffield .199

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Fred Sheffield .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Fred Sheffield -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Fred Sheffield -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Fred Sheffield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Fred Sheffield -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Fred Sheffield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Fred Sheffield - 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.