Gary Payton vs. Brandon Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brandon Rush 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.

Brandon Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Brandon Rush: 2008-09 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Brandon Rush 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Brandon Rush 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Brandon Rush 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Brandon Rush 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Brandon Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Brandon Rush 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Brandon Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Brandon Rush 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Brandon Rush 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Brandon Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Brandon Rush 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Brandon Rush 2.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Brandon Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Brandon Rush 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Brandon Rush 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Brandon Rush 3,250

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Brandon Rush 1,413

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Brandon Rush 468

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Brandon Rush 222

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Brandon Rush 262

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Brandon Rush 481

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Brandon Rush .426

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Brandon Rush .402

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Brandon Rush .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Brandon Rush 9.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Brandon Rush 4.2 (2010)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Brandon Rush 1.4 (2010)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Brandon Rush 0.7 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Brandon Rush 0.9 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Brandon Rush 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Brandon Rush 1.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Brandon Rush 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Brandon Rush 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Brandon Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Brandon Rush 42

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Brandon Rush 33

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Brandon Rush 6

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Brandon Rush 3

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Brandon Rush 3

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Brandon Rush 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Brandon Rush .410

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Brandon Rush .444

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Brandon Rush .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Brandon Rush 3.2 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Brandon Rush 1.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Brandon Rush 0.6 (2011)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)