Gary Payton vs. Thomas Welsh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thomas Welsh 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.

Thomas Welsh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Thomas Welsh: 2018-19 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Thomas Welsh 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Thomas Welsh 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Thomas Welsh 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Thomas Welsh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Thomas Welsh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Thomas Welsh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Thomas Welsh 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Thomas Welsh 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Thomas Welsh 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Thomas Welsh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Thomas Welsh 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Thomas Welsh 0.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Thomas Welsh 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Thomas Welsh 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Thomas Welsh 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Thomas Welsh 18

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Thomas Welsh 4

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Thomas Welsh 5

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Thomas Welsh 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Thomas Welsh 0

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Thomas Welsh 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Thomas Welsh .538

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Thomas Welsh .429

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Thomas Welsh .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Thomas Welsh 1.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Thomas Welsh 0.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Thomas Welsh 0.5 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Thomas Welsh 0.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Thomas Welsh 0.0 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Thomas Welsh -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Thomas Welsh -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Thomas Welsh -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Thomas Welsh -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Thomas Welsh -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Thomas Welsh -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Thomas Welsh -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Thomas Welsh -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Thomas Welsh -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Thomas Welsh -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Thomas Welsh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Thomas Welsh -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Thomas Welsh -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Thomas Welsh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Thomas Welsh -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Thomas Welsh -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Thomas Welsh -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Thomas Welsh -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Thomas Welsh -