Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 31 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 20-11 winning record over Steve Francis, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Francis
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Francis:
1999-00 to 2007-08
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
31 Games played
26 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Francis
11
10
1
Gary Payton
20
16
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 18.7 6.2 6.3 1.40.3
Gary Payton 16.9 4.8 6.91.70.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 33 11 12 31
Gary Payton 43 13 18 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 21

games		 21

games		 14

games		 9

games		5

games
Gary Payton 10

games 		9

games		 14

games		 14

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 8

games		25

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1999
1. Rockets 107   Steve Francis 27 7 5 1 0 7 5 42 10-20 .500 5-13 .385 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 26 5 10 3 0 5 3 37 9-24 .375 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Jan. 04, 2000
2. Rockets 96   Steve Francis 27 6 7 1 0 4 4 41 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 29 5 10 0 0 4 1 43 12-28 .429 1-8 .125 4-4 1.000
Apr. 07, 2000
3. Rockets 119   Steve Francis 31 6 7 2 0 4 4 43 13-21 .619 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 29 9 9 5 0 4 5 47 12-30 .400 2-8 .250 3-5 .600
Apr. 16, 2000
4. Rockets 112   Steve Francis 20 9 8 2 1 9 3 44 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 7-10 .700
Supersonics 121   Gary Payton 43 11 7 4 1 1 2 48 17-31 .548 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 2000
5. Rockets 111   Steve Francis 21 6 10 3 0 2 5 43 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 35 5 15 2 1 3 2 43 15-25 .600 0-3 .000 5-8 .625
Dec. 27, 2000
6. Rockets 92   Steve Francis 8 6 4 3 0 4 3 38 3-13 .231 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 26 3 10 3 0 1 2 43 12-32 .375 0-4 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 24, 2001
7. Rockets 90   Steve Francis 9 5 6 3 0 3 1 41 3-12 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 21 3 8 1 0 1 0 41 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 05, 2001
8. Rockets 91   Steve Francis 16 2 7 3 0 4 1 43 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Supersonics 88   Gary Payton 20 5 6 0 0 4 2 45 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 2002
9. Rockets 101   Steve Francis 16 11 8 2 1 6 2 43 6-20 .300 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Supersonics 98   Gary Payton 24 6 10 0 0 2 3 38 12-22 .545 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 2002
10. Rockets 82   Steve Francis 13 7 6 0 0 2 4 29 3-15 .200 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 20 4 9 2 0 1 2 29 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 02, 2002
11. Rockets 100   Steve Francis 32 6 6 0 1 6 1 44 11-24 .458 1-2 .500 9-11 .818
Supersonics 98   Gary Payton 25 10 11 4 1 1 2 38 11-21 .524 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2002
12. Rockets 97   Steve Francis 33 11 9 0 1 5 5 35 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 7 18 1 0 1 2 40 7-21 .333 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Nov. 29, 2002
13. Rockets 83   Steve Francis 21 5 6 2 0 2 2 44 8-21 .381 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
Supersonics 72   Gary Payton 10 5 14 2 0 3 4 41 3-16 .188 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 02, 2003
14. Rockets 99   Steve Francis 17 8 6 0 1 6 4 42 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bucks 106   Gary Payton 18 6 10 2 1 0 1 40 6-21 .286 0-4 .000 6-8 .750
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2003
15. Rockets 99   Steve Francis 22 9 7 2 0 2 4 41 7-18 .389 0-4 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 87   Gary Payton 13 4 7 4 0 2 4 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 11, 2004
16. Rockets 102   Steve Francis 21 7 6 2 0 3 5 42 9-11 .818 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 87   Gary Payton 19 3 3 3 0 1 0 38 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 03, 2004
17. Rockets 93   Steve Francis 16 5 10 1 0 4 4 43 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 4-6 .667
Lakers 96   Gary Payton 14 4 2 2 0 0 1 34 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Apr. 01, 2004
18. Rockets 85   Steve Francis 17 5 8 3 1 5 4 42 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Lakers 93   Gary Payton 12 13 2 1 0 3 3 38 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2004
19. Rockets 71   Steve Francis 18 9 5 1 0 7 3 44 6-14 .429 1-2 .500 5-8 .625
Lakers 72   Gary Payton 11 3 4 2 0 2 2 34 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 2004
20. Rockets 84   Steve Francis 18 10 12 3 1 2 3 45 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 5-8 .625
Lakers 98   Gary Payton 6 1 7 1 0 1 2 30 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 2004
21. Rockets 102   Steve Francis 27 9 7 0 0 3 3 43 7-16 .438 4-5 .800 9-12 .750
Lakers 91   Gary Payton 7 2 7 1 0 1 0 30 3-12 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 2004
22. Rockets 88   Steve Francis 17 5 9 2 0 5 6 53 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
OT Lakers 92   Gary Payton 13 6 7 2 0 2 2 45 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Apr. 28, 2004
23. Rockets 78   Steve Francis 16 9 5 1 0 4 3 39 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 97   Gary Payton 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 23 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2004
24. Magic 101   Steve Francis 14 3 5 1 0 5 6 29 5-16 .313 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Celtics 117   Gary Payton 11 4 5 1 0 2 3 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 10, 2005
25. Magic 101   Steve Francis 18 3 2 1 0 3 2 26 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Celtics 119   Gary Payton 15 7 6 0 0 3 3 31 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Feb. 04, 2005
26. Magic 100   Steve Francis 26 4 4 0 1 4 6 36 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Celtics 112   Gary Payton 17 3 8 1 0 4 2 36 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2005
27. Magic 80   Steve Francis 10 6 4 1 0 2 3 37 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Heat 77   Gary Payton 8 2 3 1 0 1 1 19 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Feb. 14, 2006
28. Magic 93   Steve Francis 15 4 5 1 0 4 4 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Heat 107   Gary Payton 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 24 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 2006
29. Magic 100   Steve Francis 12 6 6 1 0 3 1 38 3-15 .200 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Heat 110   Gary Payton 13 2 2 0 0 0 2 22 5-8 .625 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 2006
30. Knicks 100   Steve Francis 9 2 3 1 0 2 3 30 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Heat 111   Gary Payton 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2006
31. Knicks 100   Steve Francis 14 1 3 0 0 2 1 22 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Heat 76   Gary Payton 12 5 0 0 0 1 1 24 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
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