Gary Payton vs. Jabari Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jabari Smith Jr. and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Jabari Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jabari Smith Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jabari Smith Jr. 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jabari Smith Jr. 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jabari Smith Jr. 7.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jabari Smith Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jabari Smith Jr. 2,054

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jabari Smith Jr. 1,185

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jabari Smith Jr. 222

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jabari Smith Jr. 95

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jabari Smith Jr. 135

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jabari Smith Jr. 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jabari Smith Jr. .430

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jabari Smith Jr. .335

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jabari Smith Jr. .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jabari Smith Jr. 13.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jabari Smith Jr. 8.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jabari Smith Jr. 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jabari Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jabari Smith Jr. -