Tony Lavelli vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tony Lavelli 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

Tony Lavelli

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Lavelli: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Lavelli 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tony Lavelli 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tony Lavelli 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tony Lavelli 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tony Lavelli 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Lavelli 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Lavelli 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tony Lavelli 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tony Lavelli 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 Tony Lavelli 6.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 591 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 59 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 63 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tony Lavelli 86 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .367 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli .853 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 8.8 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.8 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Lavelli 4 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tony Lavelli 1 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tony Lavelli 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tony Lavelli 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Lavelli .200 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tony Lavelli 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tony Lavelli - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.