Gene Conley vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gene Conley 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

Gene Conley

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Conley: 1952-53 to 1963-64
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Conley 3 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gene Conley 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gene Conley 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gene Conley 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gene Conley 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Conley 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gene Conley 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gene Conley 0 * Gary Payton 1

* 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 Gene Conley 5.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 2,069 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 2,212 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gene Conley 201 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gene Conley 351 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .371 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .657 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 9.0 (1963) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.3 (1960) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 1.0 (1963) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 169 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 222 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gene Conley 11 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gene Conley 33 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .374 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .617 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 6.5 (1960) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.9 (1960) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 (1959) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.