Gary Payton vs. Tom Stith Comparison

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

Tom Stith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Tom Stith: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Tom Stith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Tom Stith 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Tom Stith 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Tom Stith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Tom Stith 0

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Tom 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 Tom Stith 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Tom Stith 1.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Tom Stith 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Tom Stith 77

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Tom Stith 39

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Tom Stith 18

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Tom Stith 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Tom Stith .336

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Tom Stith .300

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Tom Stith 3.1 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Tom Stith 1.6 (1963)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Tom Stith 0.7 (1963)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Tom Stith -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Tom Stith -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Tom Stith -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Tom Stith -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Tom Stith -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Tom Stith -

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Tom Stith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Tom Stith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Tom Stith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Tom 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.