Gary Payton vs. Wayne Stevens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Stevens 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.

Wayne Stevens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Wayne Stevens: 1959-60 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Wayne Stevens 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Wayne Stevens 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Wayne Stevens 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Wayne Stevens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Wayne Stevens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Wayne Stevens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Wayne Stevens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Wayne Stevens 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Wayne Stevens 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Wayne Stevens 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Wayne Stevens 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Wayne Stevens 2.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Wayne Stevens 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Wayne Stevens 13

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Wayne Stevens 16

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Wayne Stevens 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Wayne Stevens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Wayne Stevens .158

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Wayne Stevens .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Wayne Stevens 1.6 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Wayne Stevens 2.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Wayne Stevens 0.5 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Wayne Stevens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Wayne Stevens -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Wayne Stevens -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Wayne Stevens -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Wayne Stevens -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Wayne Stevens -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Wayne Stevens -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Wayne Stevens 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Wayne Stevens -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Wayne Stevens -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Wayne Stevens -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Wayne Stevens -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Wayne Stevens -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Wayne Stevens - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.