Matt Mazza vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Matt Mazza 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

Matt Mazza

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Mazza: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Matt Mazza 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Mazza 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Matt Mazza 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Matt Mazza 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Mazza 3.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Matt Mazza 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Mazza 98 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Matt Mazza 27 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Matt Mazza 26 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Mazza .300 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Matt Mazza .711 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Mazza 3.8 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Matt Mazza 1.0 (1950) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Mazza - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Matt Mazza - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Mazza - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Matt Mazza - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Matt Mazza 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Mazza - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Matt Mazza - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Mazza - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Mazza - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Matt Mazza - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.