Lew Hitch vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Lew Hitch 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

Lew Hitch

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lew Hitch 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Lew Hitch 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Lew Hitch 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Lew Hitch 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lew Hitch 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Lew Hitch 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Lew Hitch 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Lew Hitch 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 Lew Hitch 5.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 5.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 2,075 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 2,183 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Lew Hitch 499 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Lew Hitch 414 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .376 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .674 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 3.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 4.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 0.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 145 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 167 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Lew Hitch 32 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Lew Hitch 37 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .360 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .585 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - 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.