Swede Halbrook vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Swede Halbrook 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

Swede Halbrook

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swede Halbrook: 1960-61 to 1961-62
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swede Halbrook 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Swede Halbrook 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Swede Halbrook 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Swede Halbrook 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Swede Halbrook 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Swede Halbrook 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Swede Halbrook 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Swede Halbrook 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Swede Halbrook 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 Swede Halbrook 5.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 786 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 949 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 64 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Swede Halbrook 143 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .347 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .591 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 6.3 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.0 (1961) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 0.5 (1962) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Swede Halbrook 62 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Swede Halbrook 83 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Swede Halbrook 12 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Swede Halbrook 8 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swede Halbrook .333 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Swede Halbrook .700 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swede Halbrook 7.8 (1961) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Swede Halbrook 10.4 (1961) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Swede Halbrook 1.5 (1961) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Swede Halbrook - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: ** 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.