John Murphy vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Murphy 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader John Murphy 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 Murphy 1.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists John Murphy 0 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games John Murphy 20 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game John Murphy - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists John Murphy - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games John Murphy 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.