Thomas Bryant vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Thomas Bryant 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

Thomas Bryant

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Bryant: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Bryant 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Bryant 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Thomas Bryant 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 9.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 5.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Bryant 2,529 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Thomas Bryant 1,451 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Thomas Bryant 273 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Thomas Bryant 87 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Thomas Bryant 193 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Thomas Bryant 267 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Bryant .596 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Thomas Bryant .355 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Bryant .768 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 14.3 (2021) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 7.2 (2020) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.8 (2020) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.5 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.1 (2020) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 4.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Bryant 12 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Thomas Bryant 5 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Thomas Bryant 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Thomas Bryant 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Thomas Bryant 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Bryant .714 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Thomas Bryant .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Bryant .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 6.0 (2024) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 2.5 (2024) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.5 (2024) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)