Stan Love vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Stan Love 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Stan Love 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Stan Love 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Stan Love 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Stan Love 6.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Stan Love 227 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Stan Love 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.