Larry Hennessy vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Larry Hennessy 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

Larry Hennessy

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Hennessy: 1955-56 to 1956-57
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Hennessy 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Larry Hennessy 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Larry Hennessy 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Larry Hennessy 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Larry Hennessy 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hennessy 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Hennessy 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hennessy 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Larry Hennessy 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Larry Hennessy 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 Larry Hennessy 4.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 1.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hennessy 331 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Larry Hennessy 94 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Larry Hennessy 73 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Larry Hennessy 74 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hennessy .334 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hennessy .766 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 6.4 (1957) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 2.1 (1957) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 1.3 (1957) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hennessy 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Larry Hennessy 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Larry Hennessy 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Larry Hennessy 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hennessy .000 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hennessy - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.0 (1956) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.3 (1956) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.7 (1956) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - 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.