Tyronn Lue vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tyronn Lue 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

Tyronn Lue

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyronn Lue: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyronn Lue 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tyronn Lue 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tyronn Lue 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tyronn Lue 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 8.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 1.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 3.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyronn Lue 4,710 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tyronn Lue 943 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tyronn Lue 1,727 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tyronn Lue 286 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tyronn Lue 10 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tyronn Lue 554 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyronn Lue .437 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tyronn Lue .391 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tyronn Lue .829 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 11.4 (2007) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.5 (2004) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 4.6 (2005) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2004) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2004) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyronn Lue 48 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tyronn Lue 13 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tyronn Lue 17 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tyronn Lue 14 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tyronn Lue 1 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tyronn Lue 21 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyronn Lue .388 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tyronn Lue .375 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tyronn Lue .800 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyronn Lue 5.0 (2009) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.7 (2001) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tyronn Lue 2.0 (1999) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.8 (2001) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tyronn Lue 0.1 (2001) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)