Fred Foster vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Fred Foster 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Fred Foster 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: 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 Fred Foster 7.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Gary Payton 285

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Gary Payton 32

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * 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.