Stephen Curry vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Gary Payton 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Gary Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Curry 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Stephen Curry 0 Gary Payton 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Gary Payton 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)