Nate DeLong vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Nate DeLong 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

Nate DeLong

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate DeLong: 1951-52 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Nate DeLong 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate DeLong 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Nate DeLong 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Nate DeLong 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 Nate DeLong 3.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Nate DeLong 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Nate DeLong 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate DeLong 64 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Nate DeLong 31 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Nate DeLong 14 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Nate DeLong 17 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate DeLong .476 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Nate DeLong .686 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate DeLong 3.8 (1952) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate DeLong 1.8 (1952) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nate DeLong 0.8 (1952) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Nate DeLong 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate DeLong - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Nate DeLong - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nate DeLong - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate DeLong - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nate DeLong - 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.