Stephen Howard vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Stephen Howard 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

Stephen Howard

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Howard 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Stephen Howard 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 2.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 336 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 173 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Stephen Howard 25 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Stephen Howard 38 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 28 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Stephen Howard 120 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .481 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .631 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 0.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Howard 23 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Stephen Howard 11 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Stephen Howard 1 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Stephen Howard 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Stephen Howard 15 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Howard .353 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Stephen Howard - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Howard .733 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)