Gheorghe Muresan vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gheorghe Muresan 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

Gheorghe Muresan

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gheorghe Muresan: 1993-94 to 1999-00
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gheorghe Muresan 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gheorghe Muresan 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 9.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 6.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 1.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gheorghe Muresan 3,020 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gheorghe Muresan 1,957 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gheorghe Muresan 150 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gheorghe Muresan 171 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gheorghe Muresan 455 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gheorghe Muresan 307 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gheorghe Muresan .573 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gheorghe Muresan .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gheorghe Muresan .644 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 14.5 (1996) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 9.6 (1996) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.7 (1996) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.7 (1996) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 2.3 (1996) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 5.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 6.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 1.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gheorghe Muresan 15 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gheorghe Muresan 18 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gheorghe Muresan 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gheorghe Muresan 4 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gheorghe Muresan 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gheorghe Muresan .444 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gheorghe Muresan - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gheorghe Muresan .875 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 5.0 (1997) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 6.0 (1997) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.0 (1997) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 0.0 (1997) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gheorghe Muresan 1.3 (1997) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)