Johnny Bach vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Johnny Bach 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

Johnny Bach

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Bach: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Bach 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Bach 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Johnny Bach 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Johnny Bach 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 Johnny Bach 3.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach 119 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Johnny Bach 25 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Johnny Bach 34 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach .286 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach .680 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Johnny Bach - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Johnny Bach 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - 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.