Steve Kerr vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Steve Kerr 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)