Monk Meineke vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Monk Meineke 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

Monk Meineke

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monk Meineke: 1952-53 to 1957-58
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monk Meineke 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Monk Meineke 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Monk Meineke 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Monk Meineke 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Monk Meineke 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Monk Meineke 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Monk Meineke 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Monk Meineke 0 * Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Monk Meineke 1 Gary Payton 0

* 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 Monk Meineke 6.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 2,338 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 1,626 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Monk Meineke 433 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Monk Meineke 343 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .367 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .756 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 10.7 (1953) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 6.9 (1953) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 2.2 (1953) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 5.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 146 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 100 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Monk Meineke 26 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Monk Meineke 25 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .351 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 7.5 (1953) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 5.5 (1958) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.5 (1954) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - 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.