Gary Payton vs. Ray Scott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ray Scott 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.

Ray Scott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Ray Scott: 1961-62 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Ray Scott 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Ray Scott 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Ray Scott 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Ray Scott 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Ray Scott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ray Scott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Ray Scott 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Ray Scott 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Ray Scott 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Ray Scott 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Ray Scott 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Ray Scott 10.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Ray Scott 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Ray Scott - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ray Scott - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Ray Scott 10,184

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Ray Scott 7,154

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Ray Scott 1,618

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Ray Scott - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Ray Scott - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Ray Scott 684

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Ray Scott .405

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Ray Scott - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Ray Scott .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Ray Scott 17.9 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Ray Scott 13.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Ray Scott 3.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Ray Scott - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Ray Scott - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Ray Scott 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Ray Scott 9.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Ray Scott 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Ray Scott - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Ray Scott - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Ray Scott 321

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Ray Scott 246

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Ray Scott 60

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Ray Scott - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Ray Scott - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Ray Scott 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Ray Scott .390

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Ray Scott - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Ray Scott .598

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Ray Scott 17.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Ray Scott 14.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Ray Scott 4.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Ray Scott - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Ray Scott - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.