Gene Guarilia vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Guarilia: 1959-60 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Guarilia 4 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gene Guarilia 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gene Guarilia 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gene Guarilia 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gene Guarilia 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Gene Guarilia 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 Guarilia 3.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Guarilia 413 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gene Guarilia 294 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gene Guarilia 36 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Gene Guarilia 129 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Guarilia .376 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Gene Guarilia .611 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 3.6 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.8 (1961) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.4 (1960) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 1.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 1.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Guarilia 20 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gene Guarilia 23 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gene Guarilia 4 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Gene Guarilia 12 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Guarilia .231 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Gene Guarilia .727 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.0 (1960) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Guarilia 2.7 (1960) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gene Guarilia 0.4 (1960) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Gene Guarilia - 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.