Aaron Gray vs. Gary Payton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Payton and Aaron Gray, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Aaron Gray played 7 years in the NBA, 10 less than Gary Payton, who played 17. Aaron Gray had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Gary Payton had his rookie season in 1990-91. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Aaron Gray |
7 |
2 |
2007-08 to 2013-14 |
Gary Payton |
17 |
15 |
1990-91 to 2006-07 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
61 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.566 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
27.4 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.077 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
5 |
27.0 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.407 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
56 |
12.8 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.576 |
Gary Payton |
81 |
31.5 |
9.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.130 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.669 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
2 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Gary Payton |
8 |
27.6 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.583 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
32 |
9.7 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.714 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
31.1 |
13.5 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
11.7 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.206 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
19 |
31.8 |
12.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
12.4 |
.443 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.167 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.676 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
41 |
13.0 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
35.1 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
14.1 |
.504 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.278 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.595 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
6 |
14.5 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.692 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.375 |
Gary Payton |
5 |
36.2 |
15.8 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
13.8 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.333 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.421 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
49 |
16.6 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.532 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
36.8 |
20.6 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
16.4 |
.509 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
.302 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
4 |
43.0 |
17.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
16.8 |
.478 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.417 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
37 |
9.6 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.550 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
39.2 |
21.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.476 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
.313 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.715 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
12 |
45.6 |
23.8 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
21.3 |
.412 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
.333 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.820 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
82 |
38.4 |
19.2 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
8.3 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.6 |
.453 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.338 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
10 |
42.7 |
24.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.7 |
18.3 |
.475 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.380 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
.940 |
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Season 9 |
|
Aaron Gray |
Gary Payton |
Season |
- | 1998-99 |
Team |
- | Seattle Supersonics |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Defensive First Team |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
50 |
40.2 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
18.5 |
.434 |
1.7 |
5.6 |
.295 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
82 |
41.8 |
24.2 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.448 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
.340 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
5 |
44.2 |
25.8 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
22.6 |
.442 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.391 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
82 |
40.3 |
22.1 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
9.0 |
19.2 |
.467 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.314 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
5 |
41.2 |
22.2 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
8.6 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
9.0 |
21.2 |
.425 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.267 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
.586 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
80 |
40.1 |
20.4 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
18.3 |
.454 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.297 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
6 |
41.8 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
18.7 |
.429 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
.067 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
82 |
34.5 |
14.6 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
12.5 |
.471 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
22 |
35.0 |
7.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
.366 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
77 |
33.0 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.468 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.326 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
7 |
34.1 |
10.3 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
4.7 |
10.6 |
.446 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
.071 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
81 |
28.5 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.420 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.287 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
23 |
24.3 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.422 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
.293 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.720 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
68 |
22.1 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.393 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.260 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.667 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Aaron Gray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
2 |
16.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |