Joel Freeland vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Joel Freeland 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

Joel Freeland

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Freeland: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joel Freeland 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joel Freeland 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Joel Freeland 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 3.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 3.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Freeland 477 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joel Freeland 518 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joel Freeland 65 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Joel Freeland 32 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Joel Freeland 56 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Joel Freeland 151 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Freeland .459 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Joel Freeland .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Joel Freeland .728 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 3.5 (2015) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 4.0 (2014) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.7 (2014) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.3 (2013) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.5 (2015) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 0.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Freeland 1 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joel Freeland 9 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joel Freeland 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Joel Freeland 2 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Joel Freeland 1 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Joel Freeland 11 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Freeland .000 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Joel Freeland - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Joel Freeland .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 0.9 (2014) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.5 (2015) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)