Shawn Bradley vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Shawn Bradley 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

Shawn Bradley

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Bradley: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Shawn Bradley 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Shawn Bradley 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Shawn Bradley 0 Gary Payton 1

Blocks Leader Shawn Bradley 1 Gary Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 6,752 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 5,268 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 573 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 532 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 2,119 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Shawn Bradley 832 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .457 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .103 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .716 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 13.2 (1997) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.4 (1997) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.0 (1994) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.9 (2000) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.6 (1996) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 1.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 128 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 147 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 10 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 7 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 47 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Shawn Bradley 43 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .478 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .741 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.4 (2001) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 7.1 (2001) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.5 (2001) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.4 (2001) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 (2001) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)