Tony Jaros vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tony Jaros 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

Tony Jaros

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Jaros: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Jaros 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tony Jaros 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tony Jaros 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tony Jaros 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tony Jaros 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tony Jaros 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Jaros 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Jaros 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tony Jaros 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tony Jaros 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 5.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 2.1 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 0.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Jaros 1,306 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tony Jaros 131 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tony Jaros 218 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tony Jaros 242 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Jaros .306 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tony Jaros .702 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 8.2 (1947) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 2.1 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 1.1 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 6.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 1.0 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Jaros 181 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tony Jaros 7 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tony Jaros 21 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tony Jaros 30 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Jaros .287 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tony Jaros .731 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Jaros 9.3 (1947) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Jaros 1.0 (1951) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tony Jaros 1.1 (1949) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tony Jaros - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.