Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and Rik Smits

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton and Rik Smits 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 15 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 9-6 winning record over Rik Smits. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gary Payton
vs.
Rik Smits
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
9
9
0
Rik Smits
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 17.8 3.7 6.7 1.70.1
Rik Smits 13.7 6.6 1.60.71.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 31 8 15 42
Rik Smits 20 13 4 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 8

games		 5

games		 13

games		 9

games		0

games
Rik Smits 6

games 		10

games		 1

game		 2

games		9

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		6

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. 12, 1990
1. Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 5 4 8 3 0 2 4 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 90   Rik Smits 18 3 1 0 3 4 5 35 7-7 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1991
2. Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 13 2 7 0 0 1 4 32 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 111   Rik Smits 14 8 3 1 3 2 4 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 15, 1991
3. Supersonics 124   Gary Payton 16 5 15 2 0 2 4 38 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pacers 108   Rik Smits 16 2 0 1 0 0 5 16 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1993
4. Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 2 3 3 2 0 1 3 24 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 105   Rik Smits 17 10 2 0 0 2 2 30 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 25, 1993
5. Supersonics 117   Gary Payton 24 5 3 2 0 1 4 37 11-15 .733 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Pacers 120   Rik Smits 10 7 3 0 0 2 5 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1993
6. Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 19 4 5 3 0 3 3 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Pacers 88   Rik Smits 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1994
7. Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 11 4 5 0 2 0 4 35 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Pacers 101   Rik Smits 15 6 3 4 2 4 4 32 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1994
8. Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 21 2 4 1 0 5 2 36 10-18 .556 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Pacers 94   Rik Smits 12 8 1 0 0 3 5 25 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 1994
9. Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 28 0 7 4 0 3 2 29 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Pacers 99   Rik Smits 12 6 0 0 2 2 3 24 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1997
10. Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 10 3 3 0 0 3 5 27 5-15 .333 0-4 .000 0-1 .000
Pacers 82   Rik Smits 20 13 1 0 2 1 2 30 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 26, 1997
11. Supersonics 78   Gary Payton 18 3 2 1 0 4 3 39 5-15 .333 4-8 .500 4-4 1.000
Pacers 92   Rik Smits 14 5 3 1 2 4 3 27 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1997
12. Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 24 3 5 4 0 0 2 44 10-18 .556 2-6 .333 2-3 .667
Pacers 93   Rik Smits 20 11 4 0 0 1 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 1998
13. Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 17 5 14 3 0 0 1 44 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 4-8 .500
Pacers 97   Rik Smits 19 11 1 0 2 3 3 30 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1999
14. Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 31 8 8 1 0 5 2 41 10-19 .526 2-4 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 91   Rik Smits 10 4 1 1 1 2 3 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1999
15. Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 28 4 12 0 0 1 1 45 10-17 .588 3-6 .500 5-6 .833
Pacers 113   Rik Smits 6 2 0 0 5 0 3 22 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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