Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and Michael Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton and Michael Smith 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 25 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 18-7 winning record over Michael Smith, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gary Payton
vs.
Michael Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Michael Smith:
1994-95 to 2000-01
25 Games played
21 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
18
15
3
Michael Smith
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 19.4 4.7 7.0 2.00.2
Michael Smith 6.9 7.3 1.80.70.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 38 11 17 42
Michael Smith 15 17 6 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 24

games		 8

games		 21

games		 17

games		3

games
Michael Smith 1

game 		17

games		 2

games		 6

games		14

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1994
1. Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 10 3 4 4 0 1 2 26 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Kings 108   Michael Smith 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 23 1-2 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 08, 1994
2. Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 15 4 3 0 0 4 0 39 5-11 .455 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Kings 103   Michael Smith 10 7 1 1 1 2 3 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 26, 1994
3. Supersonics 123   Gary Payton 16 5 4 0 0 0 2 28 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Kings 103   Michael Smith 8 13 0 0 2 1 3 22 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 31, 1995
4. Supersonics 120   Gary Payton 27 5 5 1 0 0 3 33 11-17 .647 2-4 .500 3-5 .600
Kings 95   Michael Smith 8 11 0 0 2 0 3 26 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 21, 1995
5. Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 17 1 5 1 0 1 5 41 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 2-5 .400
Kings 105   Michael Smith 7 6 1 2 1 1 3 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-5 .200
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1995
6. Supersonics 120   Gary Payton 24 7 14 4 0 3 4 43 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Kings 103   Michael Smith 6 4 0 1 0 2 5 21 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-10 .400
Mar. 24, 1996
7. Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 38 11 9 2 0 4 4 46 14-26 .538 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Kings 110   Michael Smith 12 9 4 0 2 0 4 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 10, 1996
8. Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 8 1 7 2 0 2 2 29 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 89   Michael Smith 15 5 2 3 2 3 4 29 7-8 .875 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1996 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1996
9. Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 29 6 9 4 2 4 4 45 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 12-16 .750
Kings 85   Michael Smith 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 1996
10. Supersonics 81   Gary Payton 10 1 7 2 1 2 5 35 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Kings 90   Michael Smith 5 8 3 0 0 1 5 30 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 30, 1996
11. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 15 7 7 1 2 2 3 45 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Kings 89   Michael Smith 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 02, 1996
12. Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 29 6 5 2 0 3 3 41 10-18 .556 4-5 .800 5-8 .625
Kings 87   Michael Smith 7 9 1 1 2 1 3 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1996
13. Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 21 3 9 4 0 4 2 37 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Kings 94   Michael Smith 15 17 3 1 1 3 1 29 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Nov. 16, 1996
14. Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 19 2 9 2 0 1 2 37 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Kings 96   Michael Smith 12 6 5 1 1 0 4 30 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Mar. 22, 1997
15. Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 13 2 4 1 0 2 1 22 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Kings 99   Michael Smith 4 11 4 3 1 4 5 32 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 1997
16. Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 19 3 5 2 0 4 5 41 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Kings 113   Michael Smith 9 12 6 0 1 3 4 29 2-4 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1998
17. Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 12 3 6 4 0 2 2 34 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Kings 111   Michael Smith 0 6 0 0 1 2 1 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1998
18. Supersonics 138   Gary Payton 12 6 13 2 0 1 2 29 5-19 .263 1-6 .167 1-3 .333
Grizzlies 98   Michael Smith 2 5 1 0 0 2 3 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 14, 1998
19. Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 27 6 2 4 0 3 2 32 12-20 .600 1-5 .200 2-5 .400
Grizzlies 98   Michael Smith 4 2 0 0 0 4 3 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 1999
20. Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 12 5 3 0 0 5 1 26 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Grizzlies 85   Michael Smith 6 11 3 1 0 0 1 27 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 09, 1999
21. Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 13 6 12 1 0 5 3 43 4-17 .235 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
Grizzlies 98   Michael Smith 9 7 2 2 0 0 3 22 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 23, 1999
22. Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 25 7 7 2 0 5 3 40 7-17 .412 0-3 .000 11-15 .733
Grizzlies 84   Michael Smith 1 11 2 0 1 0 1 24 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1999
23. Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 20 7 17 1 0 2 1 36 9-20 .450 2-8 .250 0-2 .000
Wizards 95   Michael Smith 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2000
24. Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 34 4 8 3 0 1 4 39 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Wizards 87   Michael Smith 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 10, 2001
25. Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 6 1 1 0 3 3 39 9-19 .474 0-4 .000 2-5 .400
Wizards 101   Michael Smith 14 10 2 1 2 3 5 32 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
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