Gary Payton vs. Jason Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Williams 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 Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jason Williams: 1998-99 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jason Williams 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jason Williams 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jason Williams 8

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jason Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jason Williams 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jason Williams 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jason Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jason Williams 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jason Williams 2.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jason Williams 5.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jason Williams 1.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jason Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jason Williams 8,266

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jason Williams 1,810

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jason Williams 4,611

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jason Williams 933

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jason Williams 60

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jason Williams 788

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jason Williams .398

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jason Williams .327

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jason Williams .813

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jason Williams 14.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jason Williams 3.1 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jason Williams 8.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jason Williams 1.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jason Williams 0.1 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jason Williams 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jason Williams 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jason Williams 3.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jason Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jason Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jason Williams 557

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jason Williams 127

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jason Williams 221

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jason Williams 51

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jason Williams 2

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jason Williams 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jason Williams .393

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jason Williams .309

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jason Williams .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jason Williams 17.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jason Williams 3.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jason Williams 5.3 (2005)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jason Williams 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jason Williams 0.3 (2007)