John Block vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and John Block 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

John Block

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Block: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Block 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons John Block 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played John Block 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games John Block 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Block 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Block 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team John Block 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Block 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year John Block 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader John Block 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 John Block 11.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game John Block 6.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game John Block 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game John Block 0.8 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.5 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Block 7,106 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds John Block 3,965 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists John Block 805 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals John Block 111 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks John Block 67 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games John Block 597 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Block .433 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage John Block - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage John Block .778 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Block 20.2 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Block 11.0 (1968) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Block 1.8 (1969) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game John Block 0.8 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.6 (1975) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Block 6.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Block 3.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game John Block 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game John Block 1.0 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Block 130 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds John Block 75 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists John Block 9 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals John Block 4 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks John Block 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games John Block 21 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Block .446 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage John Block - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage John Block .769 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Block 12.4 (1969) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Block 5.0 (1972) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Block 0.6 (1969) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Block 1.0 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Block 0.0 (1975) * 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.