Stephen Curry vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II 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 II

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Gary Payton II 8

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Gary Payton II 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Gary Payton II 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Gary Payton II 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Gary Payton II 0

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

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Gary Payton II 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Gary Payton II 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Gary Payton II 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Gary Payton II 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gary Payton II 1.0

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Gary Payton II 1,081

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Gary Payton II 578

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Gary Payton II 229

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Gary Payton II 209

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Gary Payton II 61

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Gary Payton II 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Gary Payton II .551

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Gary Payton II .345

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Gary Payton II .596

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Gary Payton II 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Gary Payton II 3.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Gary Payton II 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Gary Payton II 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Gary Payton II 160

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Gary Payton II 81

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Gary Payton II 25

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Gary Payton II 22

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Gary Payton II 13

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Gary Payton II 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Gary Payton II .663

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Gary Payton II .400

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Gary Payton II 1.3 (2022)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)