Kelenna Azubuike vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Kelenna Azubuike 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

Kelenna Azubuike

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelenna Azubuike: 2006-07 to 2011-12
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Kelenna Azubuike 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Kelenna Azubuike 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 10.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 4.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 2,178 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 829 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 230 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 130 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 103 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 208 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .459 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .409 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .770 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 14.4 (2009) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 5.0 (2009) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.6 (2009) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.8 (2009) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2010) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelenna Azubuike 7 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Kelenna Azubuike 5 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Kelenna Azubuike 2 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Kelenna Azubuike 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Kelenna Azubuike 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .333 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Kelenna Azubuike .500 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Kelenna Azubuike 1.000 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 3.0 (2012) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 1.0 (2012) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kelenna Azubuike 0.0 (2012) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)