Jack George vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

Jack George

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack George: 1953-54 to 1960-61
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack George 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jack George 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jack George 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jack George 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jack George 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack George 1 Gary Payton 9

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

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

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

Steals Leader Jack George 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 Jack George 10.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jack George 4.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jack George 4.3 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack George 5,153 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jack George 2,129 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jack George 2,169 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Jack George 506 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack George .364 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Jack George .704 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack George 13.9 (1956) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jack George 5.4 (1954) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jack George 6.3 (1956) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack George 10.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack George 4.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jack George 4.2 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack George 238 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jack George 96 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jack George 92 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Jack George 22 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack George .385 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Jack George .753 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack George 13.6 (1956) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jack George 4.8 (1958) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jack George 5.2 (1956) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Jack George - 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.