Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 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 29 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 20-9 winning record over Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, but Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf:
1990-91 to 2000-01
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
29 Games played
24 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
9
6
3
Gary Payton
20
18
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13.6 1.8 2.5 0.80.1
Gary Payton 14.7 3.2 6.12.30.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 29 7 6 32
Gary Payton 24 7 12 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 14

games		 6

games		 2

games		 5

games		2

games
Gary Payton 15

games 		18

games		 25

games		 21

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 5

games		 2

games		 3

games		21

games

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
%
Jan. 15, 1991
1. Nuggets 99   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 21 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 146   Gary Payton 8 2 8 2 0 3 3 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1991
2. Nuggets 101   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 90   Gary Payton 12 2 4 3 1 2 3 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 19, 1991
3. Nuggets 106   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 17 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Supersonics 119   Gary Payton 1 6 4 0 1 2 3 30 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 07, 1992
4. Nuggets 99   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 7 4 4 1 2 4 2 34 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 03, 1992
5. Nuggets 92   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 9 2 3 1 0 3 1 21 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 6 2 9 2 0 0 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1993
6. Nuggets 104   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 20 6 5 0 0 5 2 32 9-16 .563 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 12 2 1 0 0 1 2 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 09, 1993
7. Nuggets 96   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 11 7 3 2 0 4 0 34 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 15 5 4 2 0 2 4 34 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 23, 1993
8. Nuggets 99   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 9 0 5 0 0 4 3 28 3-14 .214 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 16 4 4 3 0 1 5 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1993
9. Nuggets 86   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 25 1 3 1 0 3 3 32 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 11 0 6 3 0 0 1 27 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 22, 1994
10. Nuggets 98   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 22 1 5 2 0 3 1 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 12 1 5 1 0 1 3 30 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1994
11. Nuggets 97   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 12 0 1 0 0 2 1 27 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 23 7 6 3 2 2 4 34 10-22 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1994 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1994
12. Nuggets 82   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 25 3-12 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 20 2 7 4 1 2 2 34 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Apr. 30, 1994
13. Nuggets 87   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 15 0 3 0 0 0 3 29 5-15 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 18 6 4 2 0 0 2 36 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 2-6 .333
May. 02, 1994
14. Nuggets 110   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 10 1 1 0 0 2 2 23 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 7 0 5 1 0 1 2 31 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 05, 1994
15. Nuggets 94   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 5 1 3 1 0 4 3 27 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
OT Supersonics 85   Gary Payton 20 6 4 0 1 2 4 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
May. 07, 1994
16. Nuggets 98   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 8 1 1 1 0 1 1 21 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Supersonics 94   Gary Payton 14 3 8 1 0 3 5 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1994
17. Nuggets 105   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 23 3 4 0 1 1 2 30 8-14 .571 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 16 3 4 3 0 1 4 35 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Jan. 24, 1995
18. Nuggets 89   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 27 2 3 0 0 2 1 28 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 16 3 8 1 0 1 1 38 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 3-5 .600
Feb. 24, 1995
19. Nuggets 86   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 16 6 4 2 0 5 3 37 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 90   Gary Payton 13 3 8 7 0 4 1 38 3-14 .214 0-3 .000 7-10 .700
Apr. 06, 1995
20. Nuggets 100   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 29 4 3 1 2 4 5 34 11-23 .478 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 20 2 4 3 0 4 3 44 6-19 .316 0-4 .000 8-12 .667
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1995
21. Nuggets 117   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 28 3 6 2 0 2 5 39 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 24 5 10 1 0 3 3 38 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Dec. 27, 1995
22. Nuggets 83   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13 1 2 2 0 5 4 35 5-16 .313 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 22 5 6 3 0 1 3 42 11-22 .500 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1996
23. Nuggets 79   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 12 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 86   Gary Payton 8 3 9 5 0 1 1 42 3-16 .188 0-4 .000 2-4 .500
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1996
24. Kings 94   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 7 1 4 2 0 1 2 30 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 21 3 9 4 0 4 2 37 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Nov. 16, 1996
25. Kings 96   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 10 1 3 0 0 3 3 37 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 19 2 9 2 0 1 2 37 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Mar. 22, 1997
26. Kings 99   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 21 2 2 3 0 3 3 37 8-16 .500 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 13 2 4 1 0 2 1 22 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 06, 1997
27. Kings 113   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 19 3 5 2 0 4 5 41 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1997
28. Kings 95   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 22 5 12 3 0 2 2 39 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Jan. 26, 1998
29. Kings 111   Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 18 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 12 3 6 4 0 2 2 34 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
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