Rick Brunson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

Rick Brunson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)