Gary Payton vs. Kenny Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Thomas 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.

Kenny Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Kenny Thomas: 1999-00 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Kenny Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Kenny Thomas 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Kenny Thomas 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Kenny Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Kenny Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kenny Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Kenny Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kenny Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Kenny Thomas 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Kenny Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Kenny Thomas 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Kenny Thomas 6.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Kenny Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Kenny Thomas 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kenny Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Kenny Thomas 5,876

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Kenny Thomas 4,341

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Kenny Thomas 975

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Kenny Thomas 527

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Kenny Thomas 276

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Kenny Thomas 632

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Kenny Thomas .465

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Kenny Thomas .244

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Kenny Thomas .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Kenny Thomas 14.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Kenny Thomas 10.1 (2004)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Kenny Thomas 2.1 (2005)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Kenny Thomas 1.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Kenny Thomas 0.9 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Kenny Thomas 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Kenny Thomas 8.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Kenny Thomas 1.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Kenny Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kenny Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Kenny Thomas 222

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Kenny Thomas 183

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Kenny Thomas 31

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Kenny Thomas 17

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Kenny Thomas 7

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Kenny Thomas 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Kenny Thomas .529

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Kenny Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Kenny Thomas .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Kenny Thomas 12.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Kenny Thomas 9.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Kenny Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Kenny Thomas 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Kenny Thomas 0.4 (2003)