Howard Komives vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Howard Komives 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

Howard Komives

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Komives: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Komives 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Howard Komives 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Howard Komives 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Howard Komives 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howard Komives 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Komives 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Komives 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Komives 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Howard Komives 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Howard Komives 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 Howard Komives 10.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 4.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Howard Komives 0.7 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives 0.1 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Komives 7,550 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Howard Komives 1,804 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Howard Komives 2,941 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Howard Komives 32 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Howard Komives 3 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Howard Komives 742 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Komives .388 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Howard Komives - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Howard Komives .830 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Komives 15.7 (1967) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 3.5 (1969) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 6.2 (1967) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Howard Komives 0.7 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives 0.1 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Komives 7.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 3.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Howard Komives - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Komives 76 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Howard Komives 25 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Howard Komives 38 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Howard Komives 0 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Howard Komives 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Howard Komives 10 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Komives .301 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Howard Komives - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Howard Komives .737 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Komives 10.5 (1967) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Komives 2.8 (1967) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Howard Komives 3.8 (1968) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Howard Komives - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Howard Komives - * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.