Gary Payton vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)