Gary Payton vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Steve Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Steve Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Steve Smith 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)