John Fairchild vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Fairchild: 1965-66 to 1965-66
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Fairchild 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons John Fairchild 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played John Fairchild 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games John Fairchild 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Fairchild 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader John Fairchild 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 Fairchild 2.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild 1.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game John Fairchild 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Fairchild 60 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds John Fairchild 45 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists John Fairchild 11 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games John Fairchild 30 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Fairchild .258 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage John Fairchild .700 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Fairchild 2.0 (1966) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild 1.5 (1966) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Fairchild 0.4 (1966) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Fairchild - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game John Fairchild - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Fairchild - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds John Fairchild - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists John Fairchild - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games John Fairchild 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Fairchild - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage John Fairchild - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Fairchild - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Fairchild - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Fairchild - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Fairchild - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Fairchild - 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.