Mark Aguirre vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mark Aguirre 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

Mark Aguirre

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Aguirre: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Aguirre 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mark Aguirre 13 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mark Aguirre 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mark Aguirre 3 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mark Aguirre 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Aguirre 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Aguirre 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Aguirre 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mark Aguirre 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mark Aguirre 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 20.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 3.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Aguirre 18,458 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mark Aguirre 4,578 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mark Aguirre 2,871 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mark Aguirre 687 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mark Aguirre 296 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mark Aguirre 923 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Aguirre .484 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mark Aguirre .312 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mark Aguirre .741 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 29.5 (1984) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 6.3 (1983) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 4.6 (1986) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 1.1 (1987) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 (1988) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 17.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 2.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Aguirre 1,747 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mark Aguirre 537 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mark Aguirre 262 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mark Aguirre 71 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mark Aguirre 22 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mark Aguirre 102 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Aguirre .485 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mark Aguirre .317 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mark Aguirre .743 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 29.0 (1985) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 7.6 (1984) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.4 (1986) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 2.0 (1987) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.5 (1988) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)