Gary Payton vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Gene Shue 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Gene Shue 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Gene Shue 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Gene Shue 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 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Gene Shue - 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.