Zelmo Beaty vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Zelmo Beaty 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Zelmo Beaty 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 Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.