Paul Nolen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Nolen: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Paul Nolen 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Paul Nolen 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 Nolen 0.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen 1.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Paul Nolen 1 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Paul Nolen 1 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Nolen .000 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Nolen - Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen 1.0 (1954) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Nolen - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Nolen - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Paul Nolen - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Paul Nolen - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Paul Nolen 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Nolen - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Nolen - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Nolen - 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.