Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and Tony Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton and Tony Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 17-9 winning record over Tony Smith, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gary Payton
vs.
Tony Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Tony Smith:
1990-91 to 2000-01
26 Games played
25 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
17
16
1
Tony Smith
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 14.4 3.2 7.2 1.80.2
Tony Smith 7.0 1.9 2.10.80.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 28 7 13 51
Tony Smith 19 7 7 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 18

games		 16

games		 23

games		 18

games		3

games
Tony Smith 8

games 		6

games		 1

game		 2

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 4

games		 2

games		 6

games		19

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1991
1. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 4 2 6 0 0 3 3 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 88   Tony Smith 6 2 2 0 2 3 0 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1991
2. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 12 4 11 0 1 2 5 38 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 105   Tony Smith 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1991
3. Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 2 4 12 0 0 3 2 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 106   Tony Smith 12 2 5 1 0 2 4 20 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1991
4. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 6 1 3 1 0 4 4 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 113   Tony Smith 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 15 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1991
5. Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 2 1 6 0 0 1 4 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Tony Smith 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1992
6. Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 19 5 3 2 0 4 2 37 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Tony Smith 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1992
7. Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 20 5 6 2 0 2 2 35 7-18 .389 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 116   Tony Smith 6 4 2 0 0 2 3 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 1992
8. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 2 2 8 2 0 3 4 25 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 91   Tony Smith 18 4 2 1 0 3 4 27 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 07, 1992
9. Supersonics 117   Gary Payton 18 3 7 3 0 3 4 26 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 88   Tony Smith 5 2 1 3 0 0 5 25 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1992
10. Supersonics 80   Gary Payton 16 1 3 2 0 1 4 30 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 79   Tony Smith 2 3 3 2 0 0 2 25 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1993
11. Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 22 2 4 5 0 0 2 29 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 101   Tony Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1993
12. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 9 3 6 3 1 2 1 35 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 98   Tony Smith 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 23, 1993
13. Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 12 2 3 3 1 2 5 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 93   Tony Smith 18 7 2 1 2 2 2 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1993
14. Supersonics 129   Gary Payton 12 3 8 1 0 0 1 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 101   Tony Smith 16 3 4 0 0 5 1 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 29, 1993
15. Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 24 5 9 1 0 0 1 42 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 92   Tony Smith 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1994
16. Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 16 7 9 2 0 5 0 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Lakers 88   Tony Smith 19 4 4 1 0 1 1 40 5-15 .333 1-3 .333 8-10 .800
Mar. 31, 1994
17. Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 20 3 4 2 0 1 3 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
Lakers 92   Tony Smith 15 5 6 3 0 2 3 44 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 2-5 .400
Apr. 20, 1994
18. Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 4 1 7 1 0 1 4 25 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 90   Tony Smith 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 24 2-12 .167 0-3 .000 1-4 .250
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1994
19. Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 8 3 11 1 1 3 0 43 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 96   Tony Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1995
20. Supersonics 121   Gary Payton 22 3 13 4 0 3 2 42 10-16 .625 2-3 .667 0-0 -
OT Lakers 128   Tony Smith 11 0 4 3 0 1 3 21 4-8 .500 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 1995
21. Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 28 4 7 2 0 1 1 33 12-17 .706 2-6 .333 2-5 .400
Lakers 97   Tony Smith 7 4 7 1 0 1 0 22 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1995
22. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 8 3 6 1 0 2 2 37 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Lakers 71   Tony Smith 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-2 .000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1995
23. Supersonics 123   Gary Payton 24 6 10 1 0 3 3 46 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
OT Suns 112   Tony Smith 3 0 4 0 0 2 1 12 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 0-2 .000
Feb. 13, 1996
24. Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 23 3 10 1 0 4 6 36 10-20 .500 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Suns 98   Tony Smith 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1996
25. Supersonics 89   Gary Payton 17 5 5 2 0 4 1 36 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
Hornets 97   Tony Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1996
26. Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 25 1 9 4 0 1 0 41 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Hornets 94   Tony Smith 11 0 2 1 0 3 3 26 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
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