Rick Barry vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II and Rick Barry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gary Payton II 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gary Payton II 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gary Payton II 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gary Payton II 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gary Payton II 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gary Payton II 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gary Payton II 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Gary Payton II 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gary Payton II 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gary Payton II 1,497

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gary Payton II 777

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gary Payton II 316

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gary Payton II 263

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gary Payton II 80

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gary Payton II 277

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gary Payton II .556

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gary Payton II .335

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gary Payton II .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gary Payton II 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gary Payton II 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gary Payton II 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gary Payton II 211

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gary Payton II 105

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gary Payton II 41

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gary Payton II 32

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gary Payton II 13

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gary Payton II 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gary Payton II .593

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gary Payton II .396

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gary Payton II 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.