Gary Payton vs. Clint Wager Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clint Wager 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.

Clint Wager

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Clint Wager: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Clint Wager 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Clint Wager 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Clint Wager 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Clint Wager 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Clint Wager 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Clint Wager 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Clint Wager 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Clint Wager 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Clint Wager 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Clint Wager 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Clint Wager 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Clint Wager - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Clint Wager 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Clint Wager - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Clint Wager - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Clint Wager 143

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Clint Wager - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Clint Wager 90

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Clint Wager - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Clint Wager - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Clint Wager 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Clint Wager .281

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Clint Wager - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Clint Wager .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Clint Wager 2.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Clint Wager - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Clint Wager 1.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Clint Wager - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Clint Wager - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Clint Wager 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Clint Wager - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Clint Wager 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Clint Wager - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Clint Wager - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Clint Wager 30

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Clint Wager - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Clint Wager 8

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Clint Wager - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Clint Wager - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Clint Wager 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Clint Wager .440

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Clint Wager - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Clint Wager .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Clint Wager 7.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Clint Wager - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Clint Wager 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Clint Wager - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Clint Wager - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.