George Mearns vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mearns: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mearns 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George Mearns 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George Mearns 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George Mearns 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mearns 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader George Mearns 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 Mearns 5.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game George Mearns 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mearns 443 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds George Mearns - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists George Mearns 45 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games George Mearns 81 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mearns .255 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mearns .684 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mearns 6.7 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game George Mearns 0.6 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mearns - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game George Mearns - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mearns - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds George Mearns - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists George Mearns - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games George Mearns 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mearns - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mearns - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mearns - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mearns - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.