Slater Martin vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Slater Martin 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

Slater Martin

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slater Martin 5 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Slater Martin 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Slater Martin 11 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Slater Martin 7 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Slater Martin 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 5 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Slater Martin 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Slater Martin 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Slater Martin 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 Slater Martin 9.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 4.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 7,337 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 2,302 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Slater Martin 3,160 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Slater Martin 745 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .364 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .762 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 13.6 (1955) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 6.2 (1956) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 10.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 3.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 924 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 270 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Slater Martin 354 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Slater Martin 92 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .351 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .715 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 18.0 (1956) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 5.0 (1956) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.