Gary Payton vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ron Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Ron Riley 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Ron Riley 0 *

* Notes: 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 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.