Gary Payton vs. Jim Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim 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.

Jim Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jim Ray: 1956-57 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jim Ray 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jim Ray 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jim Ray 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jim Ray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jim Ray 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jim Ray 0 *

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jim Ray 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jim Ray 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jim Ray 0.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jim Ray 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jim Ray 9

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jim Ray 5

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jim Ray 5

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jim Ray 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jim Ray .176

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jim Ray .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jim Ray 1.8 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jim Ray 1.3 (1957)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jim Ray 0.8 (1957)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jim Ray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jim Ray -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jim Ray -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jim Ray -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jim Ray 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jim Ray -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jim Ray -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jim Ray - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.