Joe Colone vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Joe Colone 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

Joe Colone

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Colone: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Colone 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe Colone 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe Colone 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe Colone 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Colone 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Colone 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Colone 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Colone 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Joe Colone 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Joe Colone 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 Joe Colone 5.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 83 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe Colone 9 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Joe Colone 15 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .310 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .684 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 5.5 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.6 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Colone 17 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe Colone 3 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Joe Colone 4 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Colone .233 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Joe Colone .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Colone 4.3 (1949) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Colone 0.8 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Colone - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joe Colone - 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.