Travis Best vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Travis Best 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Travis Best 708 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Travis Best 63 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)