Gary Payton vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Austin Rivers 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Austin Rivers 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)