Jim Fritsche vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jim Fritsche 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

Jim Fritsche

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Fritsche: 1953-54 to 1954-55
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jim Fritsche 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Fritsche 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Fritsche 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jim Fritsche 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 Jim Fritsche 3.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche 3.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Fritsche 326 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jim Fritsche 249 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jim Fritsche 77 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jim Fritsche 84 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Fritsche .309 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jim Fritsche .738 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Fritsche 4.1 (1954) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche 3.2 (1954) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche 1.1 (1954) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jim Fritsche 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Fritsche - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Fritsche - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim Fritsche - 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.