Gary Payton vs. Detlef Schrempf Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Detlef Schrempf and Gary Payton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Gary Payton played 17 years in the NBA, 1 more than Detlef Schrempf, who played 16. Gary Payton had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Detlef Schrempf had his rookie season in 1985-86. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Gary Payton 17 15 1990-91 to 2006-07
Detlef Schrempf 16 14 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1990-911985-86
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 27.4 7.2 1.3 1.6 3.0 6.4 2.0 0.2 2.2 3.0 3.2 7.0 .450 0.0 0.2 .077 0.8 1.2 .711
Detlef Schrempf 64 15.1 6.2 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.2 4.9 .451 0.0 0.1 .429 1.7 2.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 5 27.0 4.8 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.4 1.6 0.2 1.8 3.2 2.2 5.4 .407 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Detlef Schrempf 10 12.0 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 2.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .647

Season 2

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1991-921986-87
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 81 31.5 9.4 1.5 2.1 3.6 6.2 1.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 4.1 9.1 .451 0.0 0.3 .130 1.2 1.8 .669
Detlef Schrempf 81 21.1 9.3 1.1 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.8 3.3 6.9 .472 0.4 0.9 .478 2.4 3.2 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 8 27.6 7.6 0.8 1.9 2.6 4.8 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.3 3.4 7.3 .466 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.5 .583
Detlef Schrempf 4 24.3 7.8 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.3 3.3 8.8 .371 0.0 0.8 .000 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 3

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1992-931987-88
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 31.1 13.5 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.9 2.2 0.3 1.8 3.0 5.8 11.7 .494 0.1 0.4 .206 1.8 2.4 .770
Detlef Schrempf 82 19.4 8.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 6.6 .456 0.1 0.4 .156 2.5 3.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 19 31.8 12.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 3.7 1.8 0.2 1.8 3.4 5.5 12.4 .443 0.1 0.3 .167 1.3 1.9 .676
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.3 7.8 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.7 5.7 .465 0.1 0.2 .333 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1993-941988-89
Team Seattle SupersonicsDallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 35.1 16.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 6.0 2.3 0.2 2.1 2.8 7.1 14.1 .504 0.2 0.7 .278 2.0 3.4 .595
Detlef Schrempf 69 26.8 12.0 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.2 4.0 8.4 .474 0.1 0.5 .200 4.0 5.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 5 36.2 15.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.6 3.0 6.8 13.8 .493 0.6 1.8 .333 1.6 3.8 .421
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1994-951989-90
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 36.8 20.6 1.3 2.1 3.4 7.1 2.5 0.2 2.5 2.5 8.4 16.4 .509 0.9 2.8 .302 3.0 4.2 .716
Detlef Schrempf 78 33.0 16.2 1.9 6.0 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.5 5.4 10.5 .516 0.2 0.6 .354 5.2 6.3 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 4 43.0 17.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 3.3 8.0 16.8 .478 0.5 2.5 .200 1.3 3.0 .417
Detlef Schrempf 3 41.7 20.3 1.7 5.7 7.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 1.0 .000 5.0 5.3 .938

Season 6

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1995-961990-91
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 81 39.0 19.3 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.5 2.9 0.2 3.2 2.7 7.6 15.8 .484 1.2 3.7 .328 2.8 3.8 .748
Detlef Schrempf 82 32.1 16.1 2.2 5.9 8.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 10.1 .520 0.2 0.5 .375 5.4 6.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 21 43.4 20.7 0.9 4.2 5.1 6.8 1.8 0.3 3.0 3.3 7.7 15.9 .485 2.0 4.8 .410 3.3 5.2 .633
Detlef Schrempf 5 35.8 15.8 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 3.4 5.4 11.4 .474 0.0 0.8 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 7

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1996-971991-92
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 39.2 21.8 1.3 3.3 4.6 7.1 2.4 0.2 2.6 2.5 8.6 18.1 .476 1.5 4.6 .313 3.1 4.3 .715
Detlef Schrempf 80 32.6 17.3 2.5 7.1 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.6 6.2 11.6 .536 0.3 0.9 .324 4.6 5.5 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 12 45.6 23.8 1.7 3.8 5.4 8.7 2.2 0.3 2.9 2.2 8.8 21.3 .412 2.1 6.3 .333 4.2 5.1 .820
Detlef Schrempf 3 40.0 21.0 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.3 6.0 15.7 .383 0.7 1.3 .500 8.3 9.3 .893

Season 8

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1997-981992-93
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 38.4 19.2 0.9 3.6 4.6 8.3 2.3 0.2 2.8 2.4 7.1 15.6 .453 1.6 4.8 .338 3.4 4.6 .744
Detlef Schrempf 82 37.8 19.1 2.6 7.0 9.5 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.7 6.3 13.2 .476 0.1 0.6 .154 6.4 8.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 10 42.7 24.0 0.9 2.5 3.4 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.6 3.1 8.7 18.3 .475 1.9 5.0 .380 4.7 5.0 .940
Detlef Schrempf 4 41.3 19.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 7.3 0.3 0.5 4.3 3.5 6.3 13.5 .463 0.0 0.5 .000 7.0 9.0 .778

Season 9

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1998-991993-94
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 50 40.2 21.7 1.2 3.6 4.9 8.7 2.2 0.2 3.1 2.3 8.0 18.5 .434 1.7 5.6 .295 4.0 5.5 .721
Detlef Schrempf 81 33.7 15.0 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.4 5.5 11.1 .493 0.3 0.8 .324 3.7 4.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 5 34.8 18.6 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 4.2 5.2 10.0 .520 0.4 1.2 .333 7.8 9.0 .867

Season 10

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 1999-001994-95
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 41.8 24.2 1.2 5.2 6.5 8.9 1.9 0.2 2.7 2.2 9.1 20.3 .448 2.2 6.3 .340 3.8 5.2 .735
Detlef Schrempf 82 35.2 19.2 1.6 4.5 6.2 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.4 12.2 .523 1.1 2.2 .514 5.3 6.4 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 5 44.2 25.8 1.6 6.0 7.6 7.4 1.8 0.2 3.6 3.2 10.0 22.6 .442 1.8 4.6 .391 4.0 5.2 .769
Detlef Schrempf 4 38.3 18.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.0 5.8 14.3 .404 2.5 4.5 .556 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 11

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2000-011995-96
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 79 41.1 23.1 0.9 3.6 4.6 8.1 1.6 0.3 2.6 2.3 9.2 20.1 .456 1.3 3.4 .375 3.4 4.5 .766
Detlef Schrempf 63 34.9 17.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 2.8 5.7 11.7 .486 1.2 2.8 .408 4.6 5.9 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 21 37.6 16.0 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.2 0.7 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.9 12.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .368 3.3 4.4 .750

Season 12

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2001-021996-97
Team Seattle SupersonicsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 40.3 22.1 1.0 3.9 4.8 9.0 1.6 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.0 19.2 .467 0.9 2.9 .314 3.3 4.1 .797
Detlef Schrempf 61 35.9 16.8 1.4 5.0 6.5 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.8 11.9 .492 0.9 2.6 .354 4.1 5.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 5 41.2 22.2 2.0 6.6 8.6 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.6 2.4 9.0 21.2 .425 0.8 3.0 .267 3.4 5.8 .586
Detlef Schrempf 12 38.1 16.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.5 3.3 5.6 11.8 .472 1.3 2.4 .552 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 13

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2002-031997-98
Team Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee BucksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 80 40.1 20.4 1.0 3.2 4.2 8.3 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.3 8.3 18.3 .454 0.7 2.3 .297 3.1 4.4 .710
Detlef Schrempf 78 35.2 15.8 1.7 5.4 7.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.6 5.6 11.5 .487 0.8 1.9 .415 3.8 4.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 6 41.8 18.5 0.7 2.3 3.0 8.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 3.0 8.0 18.7 .429 0.2 2.5 .067 2.3 3.3 .700
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.4 16.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.1 6.4 12.5 .512 0.2 1.4 .143 3.1 3.8 .816

Season 14

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2003-041998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 82 34.5 14.6 0.9 3.3 4.2 5.5 1.2 0.2 1.8 2.1 5.9 12.5 .471 0.7 2.0 .333 2.2 3.1 .714
Detlef Schrempf 50 35.3 15.0 1.5 5.9 7.4 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.1 3.0 5.2 11.0 .472 0.7 1.7 .395 4.0 4.9 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 22 35.0 7.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 5.3 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.7 3.1 8.5 .366 0.6 2.5 .250 1.0 1.3 .750
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2004-051999-00
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 77 33.0 11.3 0.6 2.4 3.1 6.1 1.1 0.2 1.9 1.6 4.4 9.4 .468 0.5 1.7 .326 2.0 2.6 .761
Detlef Schrempf 77 21.6 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 5.6 .432 0.3 0.7 .404 2.3 2.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 7 34.1 10.3 1.1 3.0 4.1 4.6 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.4 4.7 10.6 .446 0.1 2.0 .071 0.7 0.9 .833
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.4 5.6 0.7 2.9 3.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.7 .393 0.1 0.4 .167 2.6 3.1 .830

Season 16

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2005-062000-01
Team Miami HeatPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 81 28.5 7.7 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.2 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 2.8 6.8 .420 0.8 2.8 .287 1.2 1.6 .794
Detlef Schrempf 26 15.3 4.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.7 .411 0.1 0.3 .375 0.9 1.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 23 24.3 5.8 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.8 2.4 2.1 5.0 .422 0.7 2.5 .293 0.8 1.1 .720
Detlef Schrempf 3 10.7 4.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 .667 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.0 .667

Season 17

Gary Payton Detlef Schrempf
Season 2006-07-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 68 22.1 5.3 0.3 1.7 1.9 3.0 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.7 2.1 5.4 .393 0.5 1.8 .260 0.6 0.8 .667
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gary Payton 2 16.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------