Gary Payton vs. Sam Stith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Stith 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.

Sam Stith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Sam Stith: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Sam Stith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Sam Stith 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Sam Stith 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Sam Stith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Sam Stith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Sam Stith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Sam Stith 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Sam Stith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Sam Stith 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Sam Stith 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 Sam Stith 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Sam Stith 1.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Sam Stith 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Sam Stith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Sam Stith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Sam Stith 141

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Sam Stith 51

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Sam Stith 60

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Sam Stith - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Sam Stith - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Sam Stith 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Sam Stith .364

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Sam Stith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Sam Stith .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Sam Stith 4.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Sam Stith 1.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Sam Stith 1.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Sam Stith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Sam Stith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Sam Stith -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Sam Stith -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Sam Stith -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Sam Stith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Sam Stith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Sam Stith -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Sam Stith -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Sam Stith -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Sam Stith - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Sam Stith - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Sam Stith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Sam Stith -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Sam Stith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Sam Stith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Sam Stith -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Sam Stith -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Sam Stith -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Sam Stith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Sam Stith - 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.