Nathan Mensah vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Nathan Mensah 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

Nathan Mensah

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nathan Mensah: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Nathan Mensah 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah 1.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah 2.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Mensah 33 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Nathan Mensah 65 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Nathan Mensah 9 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Nathan Mensah 6 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Nathan Mensah 14 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Nathan Mensah 25 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Mensah .429 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Mensah .750 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah 1.3 (2024) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah 2.6 (2024) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.4 (2024) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.2 (2024) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.6 (2024) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Nathan Mensah 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)