Gary Payton vs. Isaiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isaiah Thomas 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.

Isaiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Isaiah Thomas: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Isaiah Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Isaiah Thomas 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Isaiah Thomas 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Isaiah Thomas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Isaiah Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Isaiah Thomas 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Isaiah Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Isaiah Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Isaiah Thomas 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Isaiah Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Isaiah Thomas 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Isaiah Thomas 2.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Isaiah Thomas 4.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Isaiah Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Isaiah Thomas 9,723

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Isaiah Thomas 1,321

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Isaiah Thomas 2,641

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Isaiah Thomas 472

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Isaiah Thomas 61

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Isaiah Thomas 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Isaiah Thomas .434

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Isaiah Thomas .363

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Isaiah Thomas .872

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Isaiah Thomas 28.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Isaiah Thomas 3.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Isaiah Thomas 6.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Isaiah Thomas 1.3 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Isaiah Thomas 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Isaiah Thomas 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Isaiah Thomas 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Isaiah Thomas 6.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Isaiah Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Isaiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Isaiah Thomas 564

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Isaiah Thomas 77

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Isaiah Thomas 158

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Isaiah Thomas 20

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Isaiah Thomas 7

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Isaiah Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Isaiah Thomas .404

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Isaiah Thomas .301

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Isaiah Thomas .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Isaiah Thomas 24.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Isaiah Thomas 3.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Isaiah Thomas 7.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Isaiah Thomas 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Isaiah Thomas 0.8 (2016)