Paul Long vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Long 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Paul Long 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Paul Long 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Paul Long 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Long 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Paul Long 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 Long 3.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Paul Long 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Long 274 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Paul Long 57 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Paul Long 54 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Paul Long 71 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Long .464 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Long .753 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Long 4.5 (1971) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 1.0 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Paul Long 0.8 (1971) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Long 6.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul Long 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Long 6 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Paul Long 0 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Paul Long 1 Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Paul Long 1 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Long 1.000 Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Long - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Long 6.0 (1968) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.0 (1968) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Paul Long 1.0 (1968) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Long - 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.