Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton and Joe Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 31 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 21-10 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gary Payton
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
31 Games played
31 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
21
21
0
Joe Smith
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 19.7 4.3 8.0 1.80.2
Joe Smith 10.5 6.8 1.10.71.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 36 10 13 62
Joe Smith 23 13 4 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 26

games		 6

games		 30

games		 23

games		3

games
Joe Smith 4

games 		21

games		 0

games		 5

games		19

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 1

game		 3

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1995
1. Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 28 7 6 6 0 4 5 41 11-18 .611 3-6 .500 3-6 .500
Warriors 101   Joe Smith 18 9 1 0 2 2 3 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jan. 15, 1996
2. Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 23 6 9 2 0 3 1 41 7-17 .412 2-6 .333 7-9 .778
Warriors 95   Joe Smith 18 12 2 4 5 2 3 39 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Feb. 22, 1996
3. Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 19 3 7 2 0 4 4 33 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Warriors 90   Joe Smith 18 10 2 2 2 3 2 38 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mar. 26, 1996
4. Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 23 0 11 1 0 4 3 44 7-13 .538 2-7 .286 7-7 1.000
Warriors 102   Joe Smith 16 5 0 0 5 0 2 36 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1996
5. Supersonics 121   Gary Payton 13 5 11 5 0 3 3 41 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 0-2 .000
Warriors 102   Joe Smith 10 5 1 1 0 3 2 36 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Dec. 17, 1996
6. Supersonics 123   Gary Payton 24 0 4 4 0 3 1 27 9-12 .750 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Warriors 83   Joe Smith 3 1 0 0 1 5 1 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 1997
7. Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 26 5 6 0 0 0 3 28 10-16 .625 6-8 .750 0-0 -
Warriors 86   Joe Smith 8 11 2 2 1 2 1 31 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1997
8. Supersonics 126   Gary Payton 23 6 8 1 0 2 1 31 9-12 .750 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Warriors 89   Joe Smith 18 2 2 0 1 3 6 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1997
9. Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 16 5 11 2 0 5 2 31 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Warriors 89   Joe Smith 5 5 2 1 1 4 5 28 2-12 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 30, 1997
10. Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 22 10 11 4 0 5 1 41 9-12 .750 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Warriors 87   Joe Smith 23 12 1 2 4 8 3 41 11-19 .579 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 1998
11. Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 30 4 8 2 1 4 2 34 11-23 .478 3-9 .333 5-5 1.000
Warriors 97   Joe Smith 9 7 0 1 1 2 4 30 2-7 .286 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1999
12. Supersonics 77   Gary Payton 20 4 6 2 0 2 1 45 9-27 .333 1-9 .111 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 88   Joe Smith 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1999
13. Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 10 7 10 2 1 2 1 40 4-16 .250 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 85   Joe Smith 10 11 0 0 2 2 3 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1999
14. Supersonics 119   Gary Payton 27 3 9 2 0 3 2 33 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 7-9 .778
Timberwolves 105   Joe Smith 10 3 1 0 1 1 4 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1999
15. Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 36 8 10 1 1 2 0 47 12-24 .500 7-11 .636 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 94   Joe Smith 4 5 2 0 0 1 6 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1999
16. Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 33 6 8 1 1 2 2 48 11-27 .407 7-17 .412 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 109   Joe Smith 18 6 2 0 3 0 1 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 05, 2000
17. Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 34 5 12 2 2 4 1 53 13-26 .500 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
OT Timberwolves 105   Joe Smith 14 7 1 1 0 3 3 31 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 12, 2000
18. Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 29 8 9 1 1 0 4 36 11-20 .550 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 83   Joe Smith 7 10 0 1 0 2 5 28 1-5 .200 0-0 - 5-6 .833
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2000
19. Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 29 1 9 1 0 3 3 38 10-22 .455 2-5 .400 7-9 .778
Pistons 112   Joe Smith 5 6 2 0 1 2 3 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2001
20. Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 20 3 13 2 0 3 0 42 8-22 .364 0-4 .000 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 102   Joe Smith 8 13 2 0 0 0 5 34 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 2001
21. Supersonics 83   Gary Payton 15 4 6 3 0 3 2 35 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 108   Joe Smith 11 8 3 1 1 2 4 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 05, 2002
22. Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 18 6 12 3 0 1 2 40 6-25 .240 1-9 .111 5-8 .625
Timberwolves 83   Joe Smith 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 2003
23. Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 20 6 13 2 0 3 0 38 10-13 .769 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 96   Joe Smith 16 2 0 0 1 1 5 22 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2003
24. Lakers 113   Gary Payton 19 3 5 1 0 4 1 35 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Bucks 107   Joe Smith 6 11 0 0 2 1 4 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 21, 2004
25. Lakers 104   Gary Payton 16 4 6 0 0 2 1 36 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bucks 103   Joe Smith 8 9 1 2 2 0 3 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2005
26. Celtics 97   Gary Payton 7 4 4 1 0 4 0 23 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Bucks 121   Joe Smith 12 5 1 0 0 0 2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 06, 2005
27. Celtics 103   Gary Payton 4 5 7 2 0 2 2 36 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 97   Joe Smith 16 9 0 0 0 1 2 32 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 2005
28. Celtics 111   Gary Payton 12 3 10 0 0 3 2 38 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 2-3 .667
Bucks 108   Joe Smith 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 31 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 04, 2006
29. Heat 115   Gary Payton 13 3 4 1 0 1 2 31 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bucks 89   Joe Smith 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 2006
30. Heat 105   Gary Payton 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 20 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Nuggets 112   Joe Smith 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 2007
31. Heat 85   Gary Payton 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 93   Joe Smith 12 13 1 2 0 3 4 35 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
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