T.J. McConnell vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and T.J. McConnell 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

T.J. McConnell

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 9 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 4,676 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 1,861 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,191 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 766 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 112 Gary Payton 285

Total Games T.J. McConnell 627 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .350 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .784 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.6 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 239 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 71 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 114 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 21 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 3 Gary Payton 32

Total Games T.J. McConnell 36 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .512 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .304 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.9 (2024) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.6 (2018) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.2 (2024) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)