Sleepy Floyd vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Sleepy Floyd 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

Sleepy Floyd

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sleepy Floyd: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Sleepy Floyd 13 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Sleepy Floyd 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Sleepy Floyd 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Sleepy Floyd 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 12.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 5.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 12,260 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 2,494 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 5,175 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 1,120 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 215 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 957 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .444 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .324 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .815 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 19.5 (1985) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 3.8 (1988) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1987) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.9 (1986) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.5 (1985) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 13.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 6.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 467 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 77 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 219 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 43 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 5 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 36 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .457 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .414 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .814 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 21.4 (1987) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 4.5 (1989) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1990) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.0 (1989) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.3 (1991) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)