Mike Novak vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mike Novak 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike Novak 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Mike Novak 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 Novak 3.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Mike Novak 125 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Mike Novak 4 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.