Jerome Kersey vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Kersey 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jerome Kersey 17 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jerome Kersey 15 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jerome Kersey 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerome Kersey 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Jerome Kersey 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jerome Kersey 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 10.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 11,825 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 6,339 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 2,134 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 1,439 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 799 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jerome Kersey 1,153 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .465 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .201 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .690 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 12.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 1,557 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 717 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 233 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 168 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 80 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jerome Kersey 126 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .469 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .095 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .727 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)