Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Gary Payton 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gary Payton 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Gary Payton 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Gary Payton 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Gary Payton 285

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Gary Payton 32

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)