Maury King vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Maury King 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

Maury King

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maury King: 1959-60 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maury King 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Maury King 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Maury King 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Maury King 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Maury King 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maury King 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Maury King 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maury King 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Maury King 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Maury King 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 Maury King 5.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Maury King 2.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Maury King 3.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Maury King 226 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Maury King 106 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Maury King 144 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Maury King 38 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maury King .398 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Maury King .800 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maury King 10.0 (1960) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Maury King 4.0 (1960) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Maury King 3.8 (1963) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maury King - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Maury King - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Maury King - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Maury King - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Maury King - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Maury King - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Maury King 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maury King - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Maury King - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maury King - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Maury King - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Maury King - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Maury King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Maury King - 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.