Gilbert Arenas vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)