Jim Les vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jim Les 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

Jim Les

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jim Les 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jim Les 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 3.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim Les 2.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 1,210 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jim Les 396 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jim Les 930 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jim Les 169 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jim Les 20 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jim Les 321 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les .397 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jim Les .396 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les .818 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 7.2 (1991) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 2.0 (1991) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 5.4 (1991) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 1.0 (1991) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.1 (1993) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jim Les 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jim Les 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jim Les 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Les - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jim Les - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jim Les - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Les 0.3 (1989) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim Les 0.0 (1989) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)