James Lang vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Lang: 2006-07 to 2006-07
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Lang 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons James Lang 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played James Lang 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games James Lang 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Lang 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year James Lang 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader James Lang 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Lang 1.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game James Lang 1.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game James Lang 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game James Lang 0.0 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game James Lang 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Lang 11 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds James Lang 11 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists James Lang 2 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals James Lang 0 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks James Lang 3 Gary Payton 285

Total Games James Lang 11 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Lang .444 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage James Lang - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage James Lang .600 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Lang 1.0 (2007) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Lang 1.0 (2007) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Lang 0.2 (2007) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game James Lang 0.0 (2007) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game James Lang 0.3 (2007) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Lang - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds James Lang - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists James Lang - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals James Lang - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks James Lang - Gary Payton 32

Total Games James Lang 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Lang - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage James Lang - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage James Lang - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Lang - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)