Gary Payton vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gary Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dwyane Wade 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dwyane Wade 3

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dwyane Wade 0

Scoring Leader Gary Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 1

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dwyane Wade 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)