Mike Farmer vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mike Farmer 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

Mike Farmer

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Farmer: 1958-59 to 1965-66
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Farmer 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mike Farmer 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mike Farmer 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mike Farmer 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike Farmer 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Farmer 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Farmer 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Farmer 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mike Farmer 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mike Farmer 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 Mike Farmer 6.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 4.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Farmer 2,816 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mike Farmer 1,950 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mike Farmer 550 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mike Farmer 423 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Farmer .393 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mike Farmer .814 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 7.4 (1963) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 6.4 (1961) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.8 (1963) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 5.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 3.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 1.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Farmer 129 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mike Farmer 79 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mike Farmer 36 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mike Farmer 25 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Farmer .411 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mike Farmer .719 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Farmer 6.1 (1963) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Farmer 5.0 (1959) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Farmer 2.5 (1963) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mike Farmer - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mike Farmer - 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.