Joe Ellis vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Joe Ellis 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 Ellis 8.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.