Walt Kirk vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Walt Kirk 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

Walt Kirk

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Kirk 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Kirk 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Walt Kirk 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk 7.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - 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.