Gary Payton vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Tucker 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 Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jim Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jim Tucker 0

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jim Tucker 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 Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jim Tucker 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jim Tucker 52

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jim Tucker .349

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jim Tucker 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jim Tucker 3

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jim Tucker .344

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

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

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