Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Danny Ainge and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Danny Ainge and Gary Payton played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Danny Ainge has a 22-10 winning record over Gary Payton, including a 7-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Danny Ainge
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Danny Ainge:
1981-82 to 1994-95
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
32 Games played
20 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Danny Ainge
22
15
7
Gary Payton
10
5
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 8.8 1.7 2.5 0.90.1
Gary Payton 12.1 3.6 5.91.80.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 20 5 6 31
Gary Payton 30 8 11 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Danny Ainge 10

games		 7

games		 1

game		 7

games		3

games
Gary Payton 21

games 		24

games		 28

games		 18

games		3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		 7

games		26

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
1. Trail Blazers 130   Danny Ainge 9 2 1 2 0 0 3 27 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
3OT Supersonics 124   Gary Payton 14 3 8 3 0 3 6 50 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1991
2. Trail Blazers 114   Danny Ainge 20 2 3 1 0 0 4 27 7-12 .583 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 8 1 7 0 0 2 4 30 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1991
3. Trail Blazers 126   Danny Ainge 15 0 1 1 0 3 1 20 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1991
4. Trail Blazers 112   Danny Ainge 9 0 1 0 0 1 2 17 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 12 8 6 3 0 3 1 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1991
5. Trail Blazers 110   Danny Ainge 6 1 4 1 0 1 3 18 2-7 .286 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 6 3 8 1 1 1 2 31 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 1991
6. Trail Blazers 115   Danny Ainge 18 1 2 1 0 2 1 20 6-9 .667 3-3 1.000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 6 2 6 0 0 1 4 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1991
7. Trail Blazers 99   Danny Ainge 4 0 2 0 0 3 2 11 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 2 4 5 1 0 2 5 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 02, 1991
8. Trail Blazers 89   Danny Ainge 1 3 0 3 0 1 3 19 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 6 1 7 2 0 1 2 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1991
9. Trail Blazers 119   Danny Ainge 15 2 3 1 0 1 2 26 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 4 3 7 4 0 4 3 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1991
10. Trail Blazers 96   Danny Ainge 13 3 2 0 0 2 0 22 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 11 5 5 1 1 2 3 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 23, 1992
11. Trail Blazers 113   Danny Ainge 10 0 5 0 0 1 3 18 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 17 8 7 3 0 5 4 40 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 22, 1992
12. Trail Blazers 104   Danny Ainge 10 1 3 0 0 0 4 17 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 13 2 8 2 0 1 4 35 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 08, 1992
13. Trail Blazers 109   Danny Ainge 4 0 1 3 0 0 3 20 2-12 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 10 8 7 1 0 2 4 38 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1992
14. Trail Blazers 113   Danny Ainge 9 1 4 0 0 2 1 17 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 2 4 6 0 0 1 1 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1992
15. Suns 117   Danny Ainge 11 1 3 1 0 2 2 30 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 10 3 7 2 0 4 3 30 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1992
16. Suns 113   Danny Ainge 7 2 3 0 0 1 2 27 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 19 7 11 3 1 3 3 30 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 12, 1993
17. Suns 113   Danny Ainge 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 31 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 20 1 4 2 0 2 3 32 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 13, 1993
18. Suns 94   Danny Ainge 13 4 1 1 0 0 1 29 4-13 .308 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 9 2 7 1 0 3 5 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1993 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 24, 1993
19. Suns 105   Danny Ainge 11 1 3 0 1 2 4 24 4-13 .308 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 14 4 3 2 0 4 5 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 26, 1993
20. Suns 99   Danny Ainge 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 16 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 8 6 3 3 0 1 6 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-3 .000
May. 28, 1993
21. Suns 104   Danny Ainge 7 2 4 1 0 0 2 27 3-6 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 8 4 2 1 0 3 4 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 30, 1993
22. Suns 101   Danny Ainge 9 3 3 1 0 0 4 26 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 120   Gary Payton 10 3 5 1 0 3 3 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1993
23. Suns 120   Danny Ainge 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 20 2 8 3 0 0 2 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 03, 1993
24. Suns 102   Danny Ainge 7 2 2 0 0 1 4 31 2-10 .200 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 16 5 4 1 0 1 4 29 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 05, 1993
25. Suns 123   Danny Ainge 13 4 3 2 0 0 5 27 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 9 2 3 1 0 1 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1993
26. Suns 87   Danny Ainge 6 2 1 2 0 0 2 28 2-9 .222 2-6 .333 0-1 .000
Supersonics 86   Gary Payton 10 3 3 1 0 1 4 34 5-17 .294 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1994
27. Suns 106   Danny Ainge 9 5 6 2 0 3 4 29 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 18 0 8 0 0 2 4 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 1994
28. Suns 106   Danny Ainge 16 2 3 3 1 3 2 28 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 21 4 5 3 0 1 3 42 9-19 .474 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Apr. 19, 1994
29. Suns 122   Danny Ainge 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 19 2 7 2 0 2 5 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1994
30. Suns 111   Danny Ainge 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 16 6 6 4 0 6 1 35 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1995
31. Suns 122   Danny Ainge 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 26 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
OT Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 30 3 8 3 0 1 3 44 14-25 .560 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 23, 1995
32. Suns 105   Danny Ainge 6 4 2 0 0 3 3 24 2-6 .333 0-4 .000 2-3 .667
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 17 2 5 2 0 3 3 35 8-16 .500 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
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