Gary Payton vs. Jason Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Smith 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.

Jason Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jason Smith: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jason Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jason Smith 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jason Smith 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jason Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jason Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jason Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jason Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jason Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jason Smith 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jason Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jason Smith 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jason Smith 3.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jason Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jason Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jason Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jason Smith 3,777

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jason Smith 2,075

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jason Smith 453

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jason Smith 208

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jason Smith 408

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jason Smith 616

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jason Smith .468

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jason Smith .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jason Smith .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jason Smith 9.9 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jason Smith 5.8 (2014)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jason Smith 1.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jason Smith 0.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jason Smith 1.0 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jason Smith 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jason Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jason Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jason Smith 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jason Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jason Smith 85

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jason Smith 51

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jason Smith 8

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jason Smith 5

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jason Smith 12

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jason Smith 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jason Smith .472

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jason Smith .273

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jason Smith .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jason Smith 3.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jason Smith 2.5 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jason Smith 0.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jason Smith 0.3 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jason Smith 0.8 (2008)