Johnny Payak SG
Height: 6-2 (188cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79kg)
Born: Nov 20, 1926 (99 years old)
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1949 Undrafted
Pre-Draft Team: Bowling Green (Sr)
High School: Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Johnny Payak Opponents
Opponents Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hannum | Nationals, Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 15 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | 73.3% | Compare |
| Dike Eddleman | Blackhawks, Pistons | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 14 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% | Compare |
| George Mikan | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Fred Scolari | Bullets (BAA), Pistons, Capitols | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3% | Compare |
| Bob Davies | Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Dolph Schayes | Nationals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Bobby Wanzer | Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Frankie Brian | Pistons, Packers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Bill Gabor | Nationals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Arnie Risen | Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Slater Martin | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Paul Walther | Olympians | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Jack Coleman | Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Bob Harrison | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Arnie Johnson | Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 12 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Leo Barnhorst | Stags, Olympians | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 11 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Compare |
| Jim Pollard | Lakers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 11 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 81.8% | Compare |
| Odie Spears | Stags, Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 11 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | Compare |
| Joe Graboski | Stags, Olympians | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 11 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Compare |
| Ed Macauley | Celtics, Bombers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Red Rocha | Nationals, Bombers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Fred Schaus | Pistons | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Bob Brannum | Celtics, Red Skins | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Paul Seymour | Nationals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Noble Jorgensen | Nationals, Red Skins | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Jack McMahon | Royals | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 10 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Pep Saul | Lakers, Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 10 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Bob Lavoy | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 10 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Mel Payton | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 10 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Carl Braun | Knicks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 9 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Compare |
| Larry Foust | Pistons | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 9 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Harry Gallatin | Knicks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 9 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Compare |
| Connie Simmons | Knicks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 9 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Compare |
| Monk Meineke | Pistons | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 9 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Compare |
| Dick McGuire | Knicks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 9 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Compare |
| Gene Rhodes | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 9 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Ed Mikan | Warriors, Stags, Olympians | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Compare |
| John Mahnken | Celtics, Blackhawks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Compare |
| Bill Tosheff | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 8 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Andy Phillip | Warriors, Stags, Pistons | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 8 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Al Cervi | Nationals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 8 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Charlie Share | Pistons | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 8 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Compare |
| Ray Corley | Pistons, Nationals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Whitey Skoog | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 8 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Lew Hitch | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Howie Schultz | Lakers, Packers | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 8 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Cal Christensen | Royals | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Jake Fendley | Pistons | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Compare |
| Mike Todorovich | Blackhawks, Bombers | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 7 | 15.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Jack Nichols | Blackhawks, Capitols | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 7 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | Knicks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 7 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Compare |
| George Ratkovicz | Bullets (BAA), Nationals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 7 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Compare |
| Vince Boryla | Knicks | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 7 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Compare |
| Jim Holstein | Lakers | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 7 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Compare |
| Jack Kerris | Pistons | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 7 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Compare |
| Red Holzman | Royals | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Compare |
| Bob Cousy | Celtics | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Paul Hoffman | Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 6 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Bill Sharman | Celtics | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Dillard Crocker | Nuggets (1950) | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 6 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | Compare |
| Bob Brown | Nuggets (1950) | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 6 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | Compare |
| Don Barksdale | Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| George King | Nationals | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Nat Clifton | Knicks | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Kenny Sailors | Nuggets (1950) | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 6 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | Compare |
| Jack Toomay | Nuggets (1950) | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 6 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | Compare |
| Bob Donham | Celtics | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Earl Lloyd | Nationals | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Ray Lumpp | Knicks, Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 6 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Andrew Levane | Nationals | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 6 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Ed Peterson | Nationals | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 6 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Bob A. Harris | Celtics, Pistons | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 6 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Compare |
| Don Boven | Bullets (BAA), Pistons | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Alex Groza | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Neil Johnston | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | Compare |
| Ralph Beard | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Bruce Hale | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Joe Fulks | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | Compare |
| Wah Wah Jones | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Murray Wier | Blackhawks | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Jim Baechtold | Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Eddie Miller | Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Jack Cotton | Nuggets (1950) | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | Compare |
| Wally Osterkorn | Nationals | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Don Henriksen | Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| George Senesky | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | Compare |
| Zeke Zawoluk | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Dee Gibson | Blackhawks | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Joe Holland | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Walt Kirk | Blackhawks | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Gene Vance | Blackhawks | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Gene Conley | Celtics | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Compare |
| Carl Shaeffer | Olympians | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Chuck Cooper | Celtics | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Leroy Chollet | Nationals | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| Kevin O'Shea | Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 1: 1952-53 | 5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Don Ray | Blackhawks | NBA | 1: 1949-50 | 5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Compare |
| Kenny Rollins | Celtics, Stags | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Compare |
| George Kaftan | Celtics, Bullets (BAA) | NBA | 2: 1949-50 to 1952-53 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Compare |
* Limited to the top 100 opponents. All stats represent what the opponents of Johnny Payak averaged when they played against him in the selected games.









