Howie McCarty vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Howie McCarty 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

Howie McCarty

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie McCarty: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Howie McCarty 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Howie McCarty 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Howie McCarty 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Howie McCarty 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 Howie McCarty 1.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty 21 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Howie McCarty 2 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Howie McCarty 19 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty .122 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty .100 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty 1.1 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Howie McCarty - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Howie McCarty 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - 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.