Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Walter Davis and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Walter Davis 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:
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They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 5-5, but Walter Davis won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Walter Davis:
1977-78 to 1991-92
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
10 Games played
5 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Walter Davis
5
2
3
Gary Payton
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Davis 6.7 2.3 1.0 0.40.0
Gary Payton 6.6 3.6 6.31.80.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Davis 41 8 3 20
Gary Payton 13 8 10 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Davis 2

games
2

games
0

games
1

game
0

games
Gary Payton 5

games
7

games
10

games
8

games
3

games
Both had same stat 3

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
7

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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. 09, 1990
1. Nuggets 129   Walter Davis 41 8 2 1 0 1 4 33 18-32 .563 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 135   Gary Payton 13 6 10 3 1 6 3 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 15, 1991
2. Nuggets 99   Walter Davis 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 26 4-16 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 146   Gary Payton 8 2 8 2 0 3 3 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1991
3. Trail Blazers 126   Walter Davis 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 113   Gary Payton 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1991
4. Trail Blazers 112   Walter Davis 0 4 2 0 0 1 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 12 8 6 3 0 3 1 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1991
5. Trail Blazers 110   Walter Davis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 6 3 8 1 1 1 2 31 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 1991
6. Trail Blazers 115   Walter Davis 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 6 2 6 0 0 1 4 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1991
7. Trail Blazers 99   Walter Davis 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 2 4 5 1 0 2 5 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 02, 1991
8. Trail Blazers 89   Walter Davis 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 6 1 7 2 0 1 2 27 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1991
9. Trail Blazers 119   Walter Davis 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 07 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 107   Gary Payton 4 3 7 4 0 4 3 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 1992
10. Nuggets 99   Walter Davis 7 3 3 0 0 2 2 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 7 4 4 1 2 4 2 34 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750