David Lee vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team David Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year David Lee 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader David Lee 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals David Lee 625 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Gary Payton 285

Total Games David Lee 829 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists David Lee 43 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals David Lee 14 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Gary Payton 32

Total Games David Lee 43 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)