Milt Palacio vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Milt Palacio 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

Milt Palacio

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Milt Palacio: 1999-00 to 2005-06
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Milt Palacio 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 4.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 2.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio 2,243 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio 831 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Milt Palacio 1,194 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Milt Palacio 302 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Milt Palacio 58 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Milt Palacio 470 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio .419 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio .235 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio .719 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 6.2 (2006) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 2.9 (2003) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 3.5 (2005) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.9 (2003) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.2 (2003) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Milt Palacio 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)