Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Nance and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Nance 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 6 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 3-3. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Nance
3
3
0
Gary Payton
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 19.2 8.3 3.2 0.81.8
Gary Payton 7.3 2.3 6.21.80.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 28 9 6 33
Gary Payton 13 5 12 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 5

games
6

games
1

game
0

games
6

games
Gary Payton 1

game
0

games
5

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
3

games
0

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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
%
Dec. 26, 1990
1. Cavaliers 97   Larry Nance 28 9 6 0 3 2 2 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 12 1 7 0 0 1 2 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 1991
2. Cavaliers 113   Larry Nance 25 9 2 0 1 1 4 44 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-8 .625
OT Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 2 3 7 2 0 0 4 32 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1991
3. Cavaliers 115   Larry Nance 23 8 2 1 2 1 1 46 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Supersonics 109   Gary Payton 11 5 12 4 1 3 5 42 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 01, 1992
4. Cavaliers 107   Larry Nance 10 7 4 3 1 2 3 42 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 13 1 5 3 0 2 3 36 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1992
5. Cavaliers 97   Larry Nance 13 9 4 0 3 4 2 37 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 2 1 3 1 0 3 2 21 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1993
6. Cavaliers 105   Larry Nance 16 8 1 1 1 0 6 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 4 3 3 1 0 2 3 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -