Rod Foster vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Rod Foster 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

Rod Foster

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rod Foster 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 7.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)