Walt Miller vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Miller: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Miller 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Walt Miller 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Walt Miller 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Walt Miller 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Miller 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Walt Miller 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 Miller 1.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Walt Miller 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Miller 23 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Walt Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Walt Miller 6 Gary Payton 8,966

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

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

Total Games Walt Miller 12 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Miller .333 Gary Payton .466

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Miller .500 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Miller 1.9 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Walt Miller 0.5 (1947) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Miller - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Walt Miller - Gary Payton 5.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Miller - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Walt Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Walt Miller - Gary Payton 811

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

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

Total Games Walt Miller 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Miller - Gary Payton .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Miller - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Miller - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Miller - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Walt Miller - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Walt Miller - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.