Gary Payton vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 James Ray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 James Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 James Ray 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 James Ray 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 James Ray 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 James Ray 228

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 James Ray 76

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 James Ray 39

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 James Ray 3

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 James Ray 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 James Ray 2

Total Games Gary Payton 154 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) James Ray 1.0 (1982)