George King vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and George King 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

George King

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George King: 1951-52 to 1957-58
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George King 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George King 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George King 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George King 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George King 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George King 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team George King 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George King 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year George King 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader George King 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 George King 10.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game George King 3.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game George King 4.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George King 4,219 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds George King 1,606 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists George King 1,958 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games George King 411 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George King .382 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage George King - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage George King .642 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George King 11.3 (1954) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George King 4.9 (1958) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George King 5.7 (1956) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George King 11.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George King 3.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game George King 4.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George King 428 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds George King 149 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists George King 180 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games George King 39 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George King .372 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage George King - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage George King .679 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George King 14.5 (1956) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George King 5.9 (1956) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game George King 7.5 (1956) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game George King - 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.