Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Donaldson and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Donaldson and Gary Payton 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.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 5-3 winning record over James Donaldson, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Donaldson

vs.

Gary Payton


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

8 Games played

7 in Regular Season

1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
James Donaldson	3	3	0
Gary Payton	5	4	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Donaldson	5.3	4.9	0.6	0.3	0.6
Gary Payton	10.3	3.4	3.8	1.4	0.0

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Donaldson	11	10	2	1	2
Gary Payton	26	6	6	3	0

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Donaldson	3 games	5 games	0 games	1 game	4 games
Gary Payton	3 games	2 games	8 games	5 games	0 games
Both had same stat	2 games	1 game	0 games	2 games	4 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	%
	Dec. 15, 1990
1.	Mavericks	105	James Donaldson	7	5	1	1	0	2	1	42	3-6	.500	0-0	-	1-5	.200
	Supersonics	106	Gary Payton	7	1	5	1	0	2	1	23	3-7	.429	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Jan. 29, 1991
2.	Mavericks	117	James Donaldson	11	7	1	0	1	2	5	38	5-10	.500	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Supersonics	112	Gary Payton	8	3	3	3	0	3	2	25	3-7	.429	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 13, 1991
3.	Mavericks	98	James Donaldson	6	3	0	0	1	0	1	24	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Supersonics	96	Gary Payton	6	3	4	2	0	3	2	32	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 30, 1991
4.	Mavericks	102	James Donaldson	10	10	0	0	0	1	2	38	4-6	.667	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Supersonics	115	Gary Payton	5	3	3	1	0	1	1	24	2-3	.667	0-0	-	1-2	.500


1991-92 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 07, 1991
5.	Mavericks	101	James Donaldson	8	8	2	1	1	0	4	28	3-6	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Supersonics	104	Gary Payton	5	5	4	0	0	2	2	31	2-4	.500	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Jan. 10, 1992
6.	Mavericks	82	James Donaldson	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	06	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Supersonics	94	Gary Payton	10	5	4	0	0	4	3	26	5-6	.833	0-0	-	0-0	-


1993 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 30, 1993
7.	Jazz	85	James Donaldson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Supersonics	99	Gary Payton	15	6	1	2	0	3	4	33	7-15	.467	0-0	-	1-1	1.000


1994-95 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 04, 1995
8.	Jazz	114	James Donaldson	0	4	1	0	0	1	1	07	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Supersonics	92	Gary Payton	26	1	6	2	0	1	3	37	12-22	.545	1-4	.250	1-2	.500