Gerard King vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gerard King 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

Gerard King

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerard King 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gerard King 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gerard King 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 4.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 3.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 566 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gerard King 393 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gerard King 84 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gerard King 50 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gerard King 27 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gerard King 126 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .503 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King .744 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 5.3 (2000) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 4.0 (2000) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.8 (2000) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (2000) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 (2001) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 4 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gerard King 4 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gerard King 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gerard King 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gerard King 1 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gerard King 8 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .500 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 (1999) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)