Gary Payton vs. Guy Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Sparrow 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.

Guy Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Guy Sparrow: 1957-58 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Guy Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Guy Sparrow 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Guy Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Guy Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Guy Sparrow 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Guy Sparrow 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Guy Sparrow 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Guy Sparrow 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 Guy Sparrow 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Guy Sparrow 4.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Guy Sparrow 0.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Guy Sparrow 1,167

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Guy Sparrow 728

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Guy Sparrow 142

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Guy Sparrow 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Guy Sparrow .358

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Guy Sparrow .608

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Guy Sparrow 11.1 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Guy Sparrow 6.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Guy Sparrow 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Guy Sparrow -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Guy Sparrow -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Guy Sparrow -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Guy Sparrow 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Guy Sparrow -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Guy Sparrow -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Guy Sparrow - 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.