Gary Payton vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kareem Rush 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Kareem Rush 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)