Bam Adebayo vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Bam Adebayo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Bam Adebayo 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)