M.L. Carr vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team M.L. Carr 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year M.L. Carr 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Gary Payton 285

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Gary Payton 32

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.