Steve Alford vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)