Johnny Ezersky vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Ezersky: 1947-48 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Ezersky 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Ezersky 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Johnny Ezersky 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Johnny Ezersky 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Ezersky 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Johnny Ezersky 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 Ezersky 7.6 Gary Payton 16.3

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Ezersky 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Ezersky 1,031 Gary Payton 21,813

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

Total Assists Johnny Ezersky 169 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Johnny Ezersky 135 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Ezersky .288 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Ezersky .669 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Ezersky 10.1 (1948) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Ezersky 1.6 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Ezersky - Gary Payton 14.0

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Ezersky - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Ezersky - Gary Payton 2,155

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

Total Assists Johnny Ezersky - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Johnny Ezersky 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Ezersky - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Ezersky - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Ezersky - 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.