Sam Cassell vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak and Sam Cassell 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
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.