Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Edwards and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards and Gary Payton 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 13-2 winning record over James Edwards. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Edwards
2
2
0
Gary Payton
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 7.0 2.3 0.5 0.20.5
Gary Payton 14.1 2.8 6.42.10.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 16 9 2 13
Gary Payton 26 7 11 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Edwards 3

games
5

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
Gary Payton 11

games
9

games
15

games
14

games
2

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
0

games
1

game
9

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
1. Pistons 92   James Edwards 16 9 1 0 0 5 5 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 9 2 6 3 0 2 5 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 18, 1991
2. Pistons 85   James Edwards 11 3 0 0 1 3 5 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Supersonics 83   Gary Payton 8 0 6 3 0 0 4 33 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1991
3. Clippers 99   James Edwards 16 2 2 0 1 0 4 20 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 116   Gary Payton 16 3 4 3 0 3 2 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 13, 1992
4. Clippers 98   James Edwards 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 19 0-1 .000 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 94   Gary Payton 15 3 8 0 0 0 2 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 16, 1992
5. Clippers 98   James Edwards 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 16 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 12 3 6 2 1 3 4 40 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1992
6. Clippers 96   James Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 1 1 9 2 0 0 1 33 0-8 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1992
7. Lakers 102   James Edwards 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 11 5 7 2 0 3 3 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 23, 1992
8. Lakers 79   James Edwards 7 3 2 1 0 2 2 13 1-5 .200 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Supersonics 80   Gary Payton 16 1 3 2 0 1 4 30 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1993
9. Lakers 101   James Edwards 5 4 0 0 2 2 2 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 22 2 4 5 0 0 2 29 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 23, 1993
10. Lakers 93   James Edwards 8 2 0 1 0 2 3 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 12 2 3 3 1 2 5 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1993
11. Lakers 92   James Edwards 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 24 5 9 1 0 0 1 42 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Jan. 18, 1994
12. Lakers 88   James Edwards 8 3 0 0 0 1 4 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 16 7 9 2 0 5 0 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Mar. 31, 1994
13. Lakers 92   James Edwards 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 20 3 4 2 0 1 3 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
Apr. 20, 1994
14. Lakers 90   James Edwards 14 6 0 0 0 2 3 24 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 4 1 7 1 0 1 4 25 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1995
15. Bulls 92   James Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 26 4 11 1 0 3 2 43 10-16 .625 3-8 .375 3-6 .500