Gary Payton vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Herm Schaefer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Herm Schaefer 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Herm Schaefer - 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.