Gaylon Nickerson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)