Rudy LaRusso vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Rudy LaRusso 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

Rudy LaRusso

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy LaRusso 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rudy LaRusso 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rudy LaRusso 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rudy LaRusso 5 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy LaRusso 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy LaRusso 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 1 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rudy LaRusso 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rudy LaRusso 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 Rudy LaRusso 15.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 11,507 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 6,936 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 1,556 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 736 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .431 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .767 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 14.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 8.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 1,344 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 779 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 194 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 93 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .405 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .751 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - 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.