Gary Payton vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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.

Jerry Sichting

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sichting 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sichting 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jerry Sichting 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jerry Sichting 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jerry Sichting 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)