Kevin O'Shea vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Kevin O'Shea 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

Kevin O'Shea

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin O'Shea: 1950-51 to 1952-53
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin O'Shea 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Kevin O'Shea 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Kevin O'Shea 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Kevin O'Shea 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin O'Shea 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin O'Shea 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin O'Shea 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin O'Shea 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin O'Shea 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Kevin O'Shea 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 Kevin O'Shea 5.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin O'Shea 2.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kevin O'Shea 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin O'Shea 911 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Kevin O'Shea 402 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Kevin O'Shea 358 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Kevin O'Shea 174 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin O'Shea .337 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Kevin O'Shea .680 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin O'Shea 6.9 (1952) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin O'Shea 3.1 (1952) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kevin O'Shea 2.6 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin O'Shea 1.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin O'Shea 1.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Kevin O'Shea 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin O'Shea 5 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Kevin O'Shea 5 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Kevin O'Shea 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Kevin O'Shea 5 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin O'Shea .143 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Kevin O'Shea .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin O'Shea 1.0 (1951) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin O'Shea 1.0 (1951) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kevin O'Shea 0.2 (1951) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kevin O'Shea - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kevin O'Shea - 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.