Tom Boerwinkle vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tom Boerwinkle 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

Tom Boerwinkle

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boerwinkle 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tom Boerwinkle 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tom Boerwinkle 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tom Boerwinkle 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Boerwinkle 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boerwinkle 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Boerwinkle 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boerwinkle 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Boerwinkle 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tom Boerwinkle 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 Tom Boerwinkle 7.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 4,596 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 5,745 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 2,007 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 110 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 138 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 635 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .453 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .675 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 250 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 330 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 123 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 4 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 11 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 35 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .459 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) * 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.