James Jones vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and James Jones 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

James Jones

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Jones: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Jones 3 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons James Jones 14 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played James Jones 12 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games James Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Jones 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team James Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year James Jones 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader James Jones 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 5.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 3,717 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds James Jones 1,276 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists James Jones 366 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals James Jones 226 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks James Jones 218 Gary Payton 285

Total Games James Jones 709 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .401 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage James Jones .401 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .840 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.3 (2006) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.4 (2006) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2006) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2006) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.7 (2006) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 3.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 548 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds James Jones 231 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists James Jones 44 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals James Jones 37 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks James Jones 37 Gary Payton 32

Total Games James Jones 148 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .404 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage James Jones .387 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .845 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.6 (2009) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.6 (2006) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2005) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2005) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.9 (2006) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)