Paul McCracken vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul McCracken: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul McCracken 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Paul McCracken 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Paul McCracken 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Paul McCracken 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul McCracken 0 Gary Payton 2

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul McCracken 0 Gary Payton 9

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

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

Steals Leader Paul McCracken 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 McCracken 4.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken 2.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken 0.5 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McCracken 160 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Paul McCracken 73 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Paul McCracken 33 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Paul McCracken 6 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Paul McCracken 0 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Paul McCracken 37 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McCracken .450 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul McCracken .596 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McCracken 5.2 (1977) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken 2.1 (1973) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken 1.6 (1977) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken 0.7 (1977) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken 0.0 (1977) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Paul McCracken - * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Paul McCracken - * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Paul McCracken 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McCracken - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul McCracken - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Paul McCracken - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

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

Steals Per Game Paul McCracken - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul McCracken - * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.