Kleggie Hermsen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Kleggie Hermsen 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

Kleggie Hermsen

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kleggie Hermsen: 1946-47 to 1952-53
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kleggie Hermsen 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Kleggie Hermsen 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Kleggie Hermsen 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Kleggie Hermsen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kleggie Hermsen 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kleggie Hermsen 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kleggie Hermsen 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Kleggie Hermsen 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 Kleggie Hermsen 9.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 5.8 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kleggie Hermsen 2,669 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Kleggie Hermsen 467 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Kleggie Hermsen 366 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Kleggie Hermsen 288 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .297 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .654 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 12.0 (1948) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 6.3 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.7 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 10.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kleggie Hermsen 276 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Kleggie Hermsen 3 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Kleggie Hermsen 29 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Kleggie Hermsen 26 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .261 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .689 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 12.3 (1949) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 2.5 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.