Mal Graham vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mal Graham 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

Mal Graham

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mal Graham: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mal Graham 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mal Graham 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mal Graham 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mal Graham 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mal Graham 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mal Graham 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mal Graham 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mal Graham 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mal Graham 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mal Graham 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 Mal Graham 4.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mal Graham 1.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mal Graham 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mal Graham 327 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mal Graham 118 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mal Graham 75 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mal Graham 70 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mal Graham .398 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mal Graham .657 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mal Graham 6.0 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mal Graham 2.0 (1968) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mal Graham 1.3 (1968) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mal Graham 0.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mal Graham 0.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mal Graham 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mal Graham 5 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mal Graham 4 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mal Graham 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mal Graham 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mal Graham .286 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mal Graham .333 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mal Graham 1.0 (1968) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mal Graham 0.8 (1968) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mal Graham 0.5 (1969) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mal Graham - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mal Graham - 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.