Vern Mikkelsen vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Vern Mikkelsen 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

Vern Mikkelsen

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Mikkelsen 4 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Vern Mikkelsen 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Vern Mikkelsen 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Vern Mikkelsen 6 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 4 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 10,063 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 1,515 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 699 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .403 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .766 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 13.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 1.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 1,141 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 585 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 152 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 85 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .396 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .783 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - 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.