Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan 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.

They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 14-7 winning record over Gary Payton, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Jordan
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
21 Games played
15 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
14
10
4
Gary Payton
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 29.6 7.2 3.8 2.00.4
Gary Payton 16.4 4.9 8.01.60.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 45 18 9 72
Gary Payton 32 12 16 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 19

games		 14

games		 3

games		 9

games		7

games
Gary Payton 2

games 		4

games		 17

games		 6

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 1

game		 6

games		10

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
%
Nov. 17, 1990
1. Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 33 4 3 7 1 1 0 27 13-20 .650 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 2 1 5 2 0 4 4 21 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1990
2. Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 31 10 4 4 0 2 2 37 10-24 .417 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 10 4 6 3 1 4 2 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1991
3. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 31 6 4 2 0 1 6 45 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
OT Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 8 5 7 2 0 5 2 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1991
4. Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 19 11 1 0 1 1 3 39 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 9 0 5 1 0 5 1 33 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1992
5. Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 35 6 2 2 0 2 1 34 14-22 .636 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 18 2 4 1 0 3 2 34 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 09, 1993
6. Bulls 86   Michael Jordan 38 4 9 6 1 2 3 41 15-28 .536 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Supersonics 83   Gary Payton 9 4 6 0 0 4 2 29 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1995
7. Bulls 92   Michael Jordan 22 5 4 2 0 4 1 40 6-19 .316 0-4 .000 10-11 .909
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 26 4 11 1 0 3 2 43 10-16 .625 3-8 .375 3-6 .500
Jan. 10, 1996
8. Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 35 14 5 0 1 4 2 36 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 8 1 3 2 0 2 4 28 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 0-0 -
1996 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 05, 1996
9. Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 28 7 2 2 1 2 4 41 9-18 .500 1-4 .250 9-10 .900
Supersonics 90   Gary Payton 13 10 6 1 0 3 5 47 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 1-4 .250
Jun. 07, 1996
10. Bulls 92   Michael Jordan 29 6 8 2 0 2 3 43 9-22 .409 1-2 .500 10-16 .625
Supersonics 88   Gary Payton 13 5 3 1 0 1 5 45 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1996
11. Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 36 3 5 2 0 3 1 41 11-23 .478 3-4 .750 11-11 1.000
Supersonics 86   Gary Payton 19 7 9 2 0 3 2 45 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Jun. 12, 1996
12. Bulls 86   Michael Jordan 23 3 2 1 0 4 3 41 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 11-13 .846
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 21 3 11 2 0 2 4 44 7-15 .467 3-6 .500 4-6 .667
Jun. 14, 1996
13. Bulls 78   Michael Jordan 26 4 1 1 0 2 3 43 11-22 .500 0-4 .000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 89   Gary Payton 23 9 6 1 0 1 3 46 7-18 .389 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
Jun. 16, 1996
14. Bulls 87   Michael Jordan 22 9 7 2 0 5 3 43 5-19 .263 1-3 .333 11-12 .917
Supersonics 75   Gary Payton 19 4 7 2 0 5 3 47 7-10 .700 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1997
15. Bulls 91   Michael Jordan 45 7 3 1 0 1 2 45 19-28 .679 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 24 6 5 3 2 4 2 41 10-19 .526 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1997
16. Bulls 89   Michael Jordan 32 18 2 0 0 8 3 50 10-28 .357 0-4 .000 12-13 .923
OT Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 14 12 14 6 0 6 5 50 3-16 .188 2-8 .250 6-7 .857
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1997
17. Bulls 90   Michael Jordan 26 6 5 5 0 3 1 38 11-25 .440 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 22 6 12 0 0 4 2 43 9-16 .563 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1998
18. Bulls 101   Michael Jordan 40 1 2 0 0 1 5 38 12-27 .444 0-2 .000 16-18 .889
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 22 6 9 0 1 2 4 44 7-17 .412 1-6 .167 7-8 .875
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 2001
19. Wizards 84   Michael Jordan 16 12 4 1 2 1 4 39 5-26 .192 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 32 7 15 0 0 4 3 44 11-22 .500 3-4 .750 7-8 .875
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2002
20. Wizards 95   Michael Jordan 27 6 4 1 1 4 1 31 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 14 4 16 2 0 1 3 42 6-18 .333 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 07, 2003
21. Wizards 82   Michael Jordan 27 9 3 2 0 1 2 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 85   Gary Payton 18 2 7 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
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