Kosta Koufos vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Kosta Koufos 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

Kosta Koufos

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kosta Koufos: 2008-09 to 2018-19
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Kosta Koufos 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Kosta Koufos 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Kosta Koufos 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 5.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 5.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kosta Koufos 3,913 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Kosta Koufos 3,452 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Kosta Koufos 359 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Kosta Koufos 291 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Kosta Koufos 506 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Kosta Koufos 686 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kosta Koufos .534 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Kosta Koufos .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Kosta Koufos .582 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 8.0 (2013) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 6.9 (2013) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 1.2 (2018) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.7 (2018) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 1.3 (2013) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 2.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 2.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kosta Koufos 87 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Kosta Koufos 95 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Kosta Koufos 9 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Kosta Koufos 9 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Kosta Koufos 15 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Kosta Koufos 37 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kosta Koufos .463 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Kosta Koufos 1.000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Kosta Koufos .800 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kosta Koufos 3.4 (2015) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kosta Koufos 3.7 (2012) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.5 (2013) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.5 (2013) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kosta Koufos 0.7 (2013) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)