Gary Payton vs. Kenny Sears Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Sears 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 Sears

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Kenny Sears: 1955-56 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Kenny Sears 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Kenny Sears 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Kenny Sears 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Kenny Sears 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Kenny Sears 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kenny Sears 0

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

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Kenny Sears 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 Sears 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Kenny Sears 7.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Kenny Sears 1.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Kenny Sears 7,355

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Kenny Sears 4,142

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Kenny Sears 843

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Kenny Sears 529

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Kenny Sears .455

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Kenny Sears .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Kenny Sears 21.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Kenny Sears 13.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Kenny Sears 2.0 (1960)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Kenny Sears 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Kenny Sears 3.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Kenny Sears 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Kenny Sears 45

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Kenny Sears 29

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Kenny Sears 9

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Kenny Sears 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Kenny Sears .432

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Kenny Sears .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Kenny Sears 16.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Kenny Sears 8.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Kenny Sears 3.0 (1959)

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

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