Tim Duncan vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Gary Payton 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Gary Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tim Duncan 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tim Duncan 0 Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Gary Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)