Gary Payton vs. Kenny Sailors Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Sailors 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.

Kenny Sailors

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Kenny Sailors: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Kenny Sailors 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Kenny Sailors 5

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Kenny Sailors 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Kenny Sailors 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Kenny Sailors 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kenny Sailors 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Kenny Sailors 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kenny Sailors 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Kenny Sailors 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Kenny Sailors 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 Kenny Sailors 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Kenny Sailors 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Kenny Sailors 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Kenny Sailors 3,480

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Kenny Sailors 120 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Kenny Sailors 781

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Kenny Sailors 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Kenny Sailors .329

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Kenny Sailors .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Kenny Sailors 17.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Kenny Sailors 2.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Kenny Sailors 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Kenny Sailors - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Kenny Sailors 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Kenny Sailors - *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Kenny Sailors 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Kenny Sailors 15

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Kenny Sailors 0 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Kenny Sailors 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Kenny Sailors 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Kenny Sailors .375

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Kenny Sailors .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Kenny Sailors 7.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Kenny Sailors - *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Kenny Sailors 2.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Kenny Sailors - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Kenny Sailors - 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.