Gary Payton vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Otis Thorpe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)