Gary Payton vs. Lorenzen Wright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lorenzen Wright 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.

Lorenzen Wright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Lorenzen Wright: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Lorenzen Wright 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Lorenzen Wright 13

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Lorenzen Wright 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Lorenzen Wright 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Lorenzen Wright 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Lorenzen Wright 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Lorenzen Wright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Lorenzen Wright 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Lorenzen Wright 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Lorenzen Wright 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Lorenzen Wright 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Lorenzen Wright 6.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Lorenzen Wright 0.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Lorenzen Wright 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Lorenzen Wright 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Lorenzen Wright 6,191

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Lorenzen Wright 4,943

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Lorenzen Wright 622

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Lorenzen Wright 471

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Lorenzen Wright 572

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Lorenzen Wright 778

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Lorenzen Wright .459

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Lorenzen Wright .069

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Lorenzen Wright .645

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Lorenzen Wright 12.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Lorenzen Wright 9.4 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Lorenzen Wright 1.2 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Lorenzen Wright 0.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Lorenzen Wright 1.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Lorenzen Wright 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Lorenzen Wright 5.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Lorenzen Wright 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Lorenzen Wright 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Lorenzen Wright 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Lorenzen Wright 115

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Lorenzen Wright 79

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Lorenzen Wright 16

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Lorenzen Wright 8

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Lorenzen Wright 9

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Lorenzen Wright 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Lorenzen Wright .495

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Lorenzen Wright -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Lorenzen Wright .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Lorenzen Wright 10.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Lorenzen Wright 7.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Lorenzen Wright 2.3 (2005)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Lorenzen Wright 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Lorenzen Wright 1.0 (2006)