Zaza Pachulia vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Zaza Pachulia 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

Zaza Pachulia

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zaza Pachulia: 2003-04 to 2018-19
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zaza Pachulia 2 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Zaza Pachulia 16 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Zaza Pachulia 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Zaza Pachulia 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zaza Pachulia 6.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Zaza Pachulia 5.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Zaza Pachulia 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zaza Pachulia 7,414 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Zaza Pachulia 6,315 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Zaza Pachulia 1,433 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Zaza Pachulia 768 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Zaza Pachulia 378 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Zaza Pachulia 1,098 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zaza Pachulia .469 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Zaza Pachulia .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Zaza Pachulia .751 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zaza Pachulia 12.2 (2007) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zaza Pachulia 9.4 (2016) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Zaza Pachulia 2.6 (2014) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Zaza Pachulia 1.1 (2006) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.5 (2012) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zaza Pachulia 4.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Zaza Pachulia 4.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zaza Pachulia 367 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Zaza Pachulia 333 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Zaza Pachulia 59 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Zaza Pachulia 35 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Zaza Pachulia 20 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Zaza Pachulia 75 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zaza Pachulia .443 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Zaza Pachulia .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Zaza Pachulia .735 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zaza Pachulia 6.9 (2009) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zaza Pachulia 3.2 (2016) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zaza Pachulia 1.7 (2015) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Zaza Pachulia 0.6 (2010) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)