Gary Payton vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tom Riker 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Tom Riker 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Tom Riker 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 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Tom Riker 0.0 (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.