Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)