Mel Hirsch vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mel Hirsch 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

Mel Hirsch

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mel Hirsch 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Hirsch 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Hirsch 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mel Hirsch 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 Mel Hirsch 1.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch 19 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mel Hirsch 10 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mel Hirsch 13 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch .200 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch .500 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mel Hirsch 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.