Roger Jorgensen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Roger Jorgensen 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

Roger Jorgensen

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Roger Jorgensen: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Roger Jorgensen 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Roger Jorgensen 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Roger Jorgensen 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Roger Jorgensen 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 Roger Jorgensen 1.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Roger Jorgensen 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Roger Jorgensen 41 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Roger Jorgensen 1 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Roger Jorgensen 28 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Roger Jorgensen .259 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Roger Jorgensen .684 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Roger Jorgensen 1.5 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Roger Jorgensen 0.0 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Roger Jorgensen 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Roger Jorgensen - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Roger Jorgensen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Roger Jorgensen - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.