Porter Meriwether vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Porter Meriwether 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Porter Meriwether 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 Porter Meriwether 3.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - 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.