Johnny Green vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Green: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Green 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Green 14 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Johnny Green 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Johnny Green 4 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Green 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Johnny Green 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 Green 11.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 8.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Green 12,281 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Johnny Green 9,083 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Johnny Green 1,449 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Johnny Green 1,057 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Green .493 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Green .553 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Green 18.1 (1963) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 13.3 (1962) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 2.4 (1962) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Green 8.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 5.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Green 160 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Johnny Green 107 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Johnny Green 13 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Johnny Green 20 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Green .583 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Green .433 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Green 13.7 (1966) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 9.0 (1966) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 1.3 (1966) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Green - 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.