Jerome James vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

Jerome James

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerome James 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Jerome James 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jerome James 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jerome James 358 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jerome James 17 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)