Tim James vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim James: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim James 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tim James 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tim James 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tim James 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim James 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim James 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim James 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim James 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tim James 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tim James 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim James 1.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim James 1.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tim James 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim James 0.0 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tim James 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim James 68 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tim James 46 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tim James 11 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tim James 2 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tim James 9 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tim James 43 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim James .329 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tim James .333 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tim James .652 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim James 2.8 (2000) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim James 1.2 (2001) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tim James 0.5 (2000) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tim James 0.1 (2001) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tim James 0.8 (2000) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim James - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tim James - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tim James - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tim James - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tim James - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tim James 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim James - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tim James - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tim James - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tim James - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)