Hal Lear vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Hal Lear 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

Hal Lear

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hal Lear: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Hal Lear 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Hal Lear 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Hal Lear 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Hal Lear 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 Hal Lear 1.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Lear 4 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Hal Lear 1 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Hal Lear 1 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Hal Lear 3 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Lear .333 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Hal Lear - Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Lear 1.3 (1957) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 (1957) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 (1957) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Lear - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Hal Lear - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Lear - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Hal Lear - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Hal Lear - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Hal Lear 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Lear - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Hal Lear - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Lear - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Hal Lear - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - 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.