George Lehmann vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Lehmann: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Lehmann 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George Lehmann 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George Lehmann 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George Lehmann 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Lehmann 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader George Lehmann 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 Lehmann 3.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game George Lehmann 0.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game George Lehmann 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lehmann 213 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds George Lehmann 53 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists George Lehmann 120 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games George Lehmann 66 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lehmann .356 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage George Lehmann .782 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lehmann 5.5 (1969) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Lehmann 0.8 (1969) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George Lehmann 2.5 (1969) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Lehmann 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Lehmann 0.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game George Lehmann 2.0 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Lehmann 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds George Lehmann 0 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists George Lehmann 2 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games George Lehmann 1 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Lehmann .000 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage George Lehmann - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Lehmann 0.0 (1968) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Lehmann 0.0 (1968) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Lehmann 2.0 (1968) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game George Lehmann - 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.