Jim Nolan vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Nolan: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Nolan 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jim Nolan 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jim Nolan 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jim Nolan 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Nolan 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Jim Nolan 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 Nolan 1.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan 8 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jim Nolan 4 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 5 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan .190 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jim Nolan - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - 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.