Paul Gordon vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Paul Gordon 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

Paul Gordon

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Gordon: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Paul Gordon 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Gordon 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Paul Gordon 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Paul Gordon 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 Paul Gordon 0.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Gordon 3 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Paul Gordon 3 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Paul Gordon 4 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Gordon .000 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Paul Gordon .600 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon 0.8 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Gordon - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Gordon - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Paul Gordon - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Paul Gordon 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Gordon - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Paul Gordon - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Gordon - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Paul Gordon - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Paul Gordon - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul Gordon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.