Gary Payton vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Donald Royal 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Donald Royal 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Donald Royal 99

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Donald Royal 3

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)