Gary Payton vs. Josh Powell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Powell 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.

Josh Powell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Josh Powell: 2005-06 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Josh Powell 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Josh Powell 7

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Josh Powell 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Josh Powell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Josh Powell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Josh Powell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Josh Powell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Josh Powell 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Josh Powell 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Josh Powell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Josh Powell 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Josh Powell 2.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Josh Powell 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Josh Powell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Josh Powell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Josh Powell 1,226

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Josh Powell 932

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Josh Powell 161

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Josh Powell 49

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Josh Powell 68

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Josh Powell 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Josh Powell .438

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Josh Powell .350

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Josh Powell .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Josh Powell 5.5 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Josh Powell 5.2 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Josh Powell 0.7 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Josh Powell 0.2 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Josh Powell 1.0 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Josh Powell 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Josh Powell 0.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Josh Powell 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Josh Powell 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Josh Powell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Josh Powell 49

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Josh Powell 35

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Josh Powell 7

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Josh Powell 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Josh Powell 2

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Josh Powell 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Josh Powell .404

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Josh Powell .500

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Josh Powell .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Josh Powell 2.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Josh Powell 1.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Josh Powell 0.3 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Josh Powell 0.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Josh Powell 0.3 (2007)