Gary Payton vs. DeWayne Scales Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeWayne Scales 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.

DeWayne Scales

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
DeWayne Scales: 1980-81 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 DeWayne Scales 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 DeWayne Scales 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 DeWayne Scales 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 DeWayne Scales 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 DeWayne Scales 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 DeWayne Scales 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 DeWayne Scales 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 DeWayne Scales 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 DeWayne Scales 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 DeWayne Scales 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 DeWayne Scales 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 DeWayne Scales 2.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 DeWayne Scales 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 DeWayne Scales 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 DeWayne Scales 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 DeWayne Scales 224

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 DeWayne Scales 140

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 DeWayne Scales 10

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 DeWayne Scales 14

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 DeWayne Scales 5

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 DeWayne Scales 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 DeWayne Scales .417

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 DeWayne Scales .167

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 DeWayne Scales .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) DeWayne Scales 4.9 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) DeWayne Scales 3.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) DeWayne Scales 0.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) DeWayne Scales 0.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) DeWayne Scales 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 DeWayne Scales -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 DeWayne Scales -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 DeWayne Scales -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 DeWayne Scales -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 DeWayne Scales -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 DeWayne Scales -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 DeWayne Scales -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 DeWayne Scales -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 DeWayne Scales -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 DeWayne Scales -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 DeWayne Scales 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 DeWayne Scales -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 DeWayne Scales -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 DeWayne Scales -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) DeWayne Scales -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) DeWayne Scales -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) DeWayne Scales -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) DeWayne Scales -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) DeWayne Scales -