Gary Payton vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jonas Valanciunas 8

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jonas Valanciunas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jonas Valanciunas 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jonas Valanciunas 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jonas Valanciunas 10.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jonas Valanciunas 745

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jonas Valanciunas 572

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jonas Valanciunas 64

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jonas Valanciunas 26

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jonas Valanciunas 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jonas Valanciunas .551

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jonas Valanciunas .250

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jonas Valanciunas .760

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)