Johnny Baum vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Baum 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Baum 0 Gary Payton 9

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

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

Steals Leader Johnny Baum 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Baum 4.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - 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.