Sterling Brown vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Sterling Brown 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)