Gary Payton vs. David West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David West 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.

David West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
David West: 2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 David West 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 David West 15

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 David West 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 David West 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 David West 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 David West 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 David West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 David West 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 David West 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 David West 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 David West 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 David West 6.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 David West 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 David West 14,034

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 David West 6,590

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 David West 2,273

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 David West 764

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 David West 850

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 David West 1,034

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 David West .495

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 David West .265

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 David West .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) David West 21.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) David West 8.9 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) David West 3.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) David West 1.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) David West 1.3 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 David West 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 David West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 David West 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 David West 1,335

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 David West 655

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 David West 265

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 David West 74

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 David West 95

Total Games Gary Payton 154 David West 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 David West .476

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 David West .320

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 David West .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) David West 21.2 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) David West 8.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) David West 3.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) David West 1.1 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) David West 1.9 (2008)