Gary Payton vs. Glen Rice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Glen Rice 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.

Glen Rice

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Glen Rice: 1989-90 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Glen Rice 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Glen Rice 15

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Glen Rice 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Glen Rice 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Glen Rice 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Glen Rice 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Glen Rice 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Glen Rice 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Glen Rice 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Glen Rice 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Glen Rice 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Glen Rice 4.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Glen Rice 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Glen Rice 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Glen Rice 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Glen Rice 18,336

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Glen Rice 4,387

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Glen Rice 2,097

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Glen Rice 958

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Glen Rice 265

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Glen Rice 1,000

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Glen Rice .456

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Glen Rice .400

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Glen Rice .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Glen Rice 26.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Glen Rice 5.4 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Glen Rice 2.9 (1996)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Glen Rice 1.4 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Glen Rice 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Glen Rice 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Glen Rice 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Glen Rice 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Glen Rice 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Glen Rice 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Glen Rice 884

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Glen Rice 249

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Glen Rice 101

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Glen Rice 45

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Glen Rice 12

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Glen Rice 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Glen Rice .433

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Glen Rice .362

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Glen Rice .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Glen Rice 27.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Glen Rice 7.2 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Glen Rice 3.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Glen Rice 2.2 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Glen Rice 0.4 (1994)