Gary Payton vs. Nate Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Williams 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.

Nate Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Nate Williams: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Nate Williams 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Nate Williams 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Nate Williams 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Nate Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Nate Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Nate Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Nate Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Nate Williams 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Nate Williams 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Nate Williams 0 *

* Notes: 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 Nate Williams 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Nate Williams 3.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Nate Williams 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Nate Williams 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Nate Williams 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Nate Williams 7,709

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Nate Williams 2,469

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Nate Williams 963

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Nate Williams 543 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Nate Williams 136 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Nate Williams 642

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Nate Williams .458

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Nate Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Nate Williams .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Nate Williams 15.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Nate Williams 4.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Nate Williams 2.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Nate Williams 1.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Nate Williams 0.5 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Nate Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Nate Williams -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Nate Williams -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Nate Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Nate Williams - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Nate Williams -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Nate Williams -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Nate Williams -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Nate Williams - *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Nate Williams - *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Nate Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Nate Williams -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Nate Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Nate Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Nate Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Nate Williams -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Nate Williams -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Nate Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Nate Williams - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.