Gary Payton vs. Andrew Wiggins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Andrew Wiggins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Andrew Wiggins: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Andrew Wiggins 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Andrew Wiggins 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Andrew Wiggins 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Andrew Wiggins 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Andrew Wiggins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Andrew Wiggins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Andrew Wiggins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Andrew Wiggins 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Andrew Wiggins 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Andrew Wiggins 0

Rookie of The Year Gary Payton 0 Andrew Wiggins 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Andrew Wiggins 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Andrew Wiggins 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Andrew Wiggins 2.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Andrew Wiggins 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Andrew Wiggins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Andrew Wiggins 13,091

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Andrew Wiggins 3,156

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Andrew Wiggins 1,597

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Andrew Wiggins 682

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Andrew Wiggins 468

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Andrew Wiggins 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Andrew Wiggins .449

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Andrew Wiggins .354

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Andrew Wiggins .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Andrew Wiggins 23.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Andrew Wiggins 5.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Andrew Wiggins 3.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Andrew Wiggins 1.2 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Andrew Wiggins 1.0 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Andrew Wiggins 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Andrew Wiggins 6.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Andrew Wiggins 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Andrew Wiggins 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Andrew Wiggins 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Andrew Wiggins 659

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Andrew Wiggins 264

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Andrew Wiggins 75

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Andrew Wiggins 35

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Andrew Wiggins 40

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Andrew Wiggins 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Andrew Wiggins .462

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Andrew Wiggins .321

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Andrew Wiggins .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Andrew Wiggins 16.7 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Andrew Wiggins 7.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Andrew Wiggins 2.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Andrew Wiggins 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Andrew Wiggins 1.2 (2023)