McCoy McLemore vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and McCoy McLemore 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

McCoy McLemore

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
McCoy McLemore: 1964-65 to 1971-72
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships McCoy McLemore 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons McCoy McLemore 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played McCoy McLemore 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games McCoy McLemore 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team McCoy McLemore 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) McCoy McLemore 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team McCoy McLemore 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) McCoy McLemore 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year McCoy McLemore 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader McCoy McLemore 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 McCoy McLemore 9.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game McCoy McLemore 5.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game McCoy McLemore 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points McCoy McLemore 4,538 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds McCoy McLemore 2,673 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists McCoy McLemore 678 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games McCoy McLemore 500 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage McCoy McLemore .390 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage McCoy McLemore .775 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game McCoy McLemore 12.7 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game McCoy McLemore 6.6 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game McCoy McLemore 2.4 (1971) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game McCoy McLemore 5.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game McCoy McLemore 2.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game McCoy McLemore 0.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points McCoy McLemore 98 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds McCoy McLemore 49 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists McCoy McLemore 17 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games McCoy McLemore 18 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage McCoy McLemore .374 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage McCoy McLemore .789 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game McCoy McLemore 12.3 (1967) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game McCoy McLemore 4.8 (1968) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game McCoy McLemore 1.3 (1967) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game McCoy McLemore - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game McCoy McLemore - 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.