George Nostrand vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
George Nostrand: 1946-47 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Nostrand 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons George Nostrand 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played George Nostrand 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games George Nostrand 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Nostrand 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader George Nostrand 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 Nostrand 8.2 Gary Payton 16.3

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

Assists Per Game George Nostrand 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Nostrand 1,804 Gary Payton 21,813

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

Total Assists George Nostrand 184 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games George Nostrand 221 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Nostrand .305 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage George Nostrand .538 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Nostrand 11.6 (1948) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game George Nostrand 1.6 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Nostrand 11.0 Gary Payton 14.0

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

Assists Per Game George Nostrand 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Nostrand 33 Gary Payton 2,155

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

Total Assists George Nostrand 3 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games George Nostrand 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Nostrand .350 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage George Nostrand .714 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Nostrand 11.0 (1947) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game George Nostrand 1.0 (1947) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game George Nostrand - 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.