Gary Payton vs. Jim Spruill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Spruill 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.

Jim Spruill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jim Spruill: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jim Spruill 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jim Spruill 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jim Spruill 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jim Spruill 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jim Spruill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jim Spruill 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jim Spruill 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jim Spruill 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jim Spruill 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jim Spruill 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 Jim Spruill 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jim Spruill 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jim Spruill 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jim Spruill 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jim Spruill 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jim Spruill .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jim Spruill -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jim Spruill 2.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jim Spruill 0.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jim Spruill - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jim Spruill -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jim Spruill -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jim Spruill -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jim Spruill -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jim Spruill 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jim Spruill -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jim Spruill -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jim Spruill -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jim Spruill -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jim Spruill - 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.