Gary Payton vs. Howie Schultz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Schultz 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.

Howie Schultz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Howie Schultz: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Howie Schultz 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Howie Schultz 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Howie Schultz 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Howie Schultz 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Howie Schultz 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Howie Schultz 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Howie Schultz 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Howie Schultz 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Howie Schultz 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Howie Schultz 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 Howie Schultz 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Howie Schultz 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Howie Schultz 1.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Howie Schultz 913

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Howie Schultz 326 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Howie Schultz 300

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Howie Schultz 173

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Howie Schultz .271

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Howie Schultz .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Howie Schultz 8.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Howie Schultz 3.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Howie Schultz 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Howie Schultz - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Howie Schultz 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Howie Schultz 1.6 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Howie Schultz 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Howie Schultz 61

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Howie Schultz 19 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Howie Schultz 9

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Howie Schultz 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Howie Schultz .266

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Howie Schultz .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Howie Schultz 10.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Howie Schultz 1.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Howie Schultz 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Howie Schultz - 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.