Joe Cooke vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooke: 1970-71 to 1970-71
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooke 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooke 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe Cooke 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe Cooke 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooke 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooke 0 Gary Payton 9

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

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

Steals Leader Joe Cooke 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Cooke 4.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke 1.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooke 316 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe Cooke 114 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe Cooke 93 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Joe Cooke 73 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooke .393 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooke .814 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooke 4.3 (1971) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke 1.6 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke 1.3 (1971) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Joe Cooke 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooke - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooke - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooke - 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.