Red Owens vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Red Owens 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

Red Owens

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Red Owens 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Red Owens 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Red Owens 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Red Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Red Owens 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Red Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Red Owens 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Red Owens 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Red Owens 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Red Owens 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 Red Owens 5.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens 3.5 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Red Owens 1.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Red Owens 470 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Red Owens 102 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Red Owens 137 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Red Owens 90 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Red Owens .313 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Red Owens .614 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Red Owens 7.9 (1952) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens 3.5 (1952) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Red Owens 2.2 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Red Owens 10.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Red Owens 2.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Red Owens 80 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Red Owens 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Red Owens 19 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Red Owens 8 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Red Owens .292 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Red Owens .683 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Red Owens 10.0 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Red Owens 2.4 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.