Gary Payton vs. John Richter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Richter 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.

John Richter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 John Richter 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 John Richter 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 John Richter 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 John Richter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 John Richter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 John Richter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 John Richter 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 John Richter 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 John Richter 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 John Richter 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 John Richter 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 John Richter 4.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 John Richter 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 John Richter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 John Richter 285

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 John Richter 312

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 John Richter 27

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 John Richter - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 John Richter - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 John Richter 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 John Richter .340

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 John Richter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 John Richter .504

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) John Richter 4.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) John Richter 4.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) John Richter 0.4 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) John Richter - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 John Richter 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 John Richter 3.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 John Richter 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 John Richter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 John Richter 35

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 John Richter 29

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 John Richter 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 John Richter - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 John Richter - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 John Richter 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 John Richter .395

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 John Richter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 John Richter .357

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) John Richter 4.4 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) John Richter 3.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) John Richter 0.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) John Richter - 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.