Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Yao Ming and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Yao Ming 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.

They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 10-6 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Yao Ming:
2002-03 to 2010-11
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
16 Games played
11 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Yao Ming
6
5
1
Gary Payton
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 17.6 7.9 2.1 0.21.3
Gary Payton 11.2 4.9 6.41.50.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 34 14 5 24
Gary Payton 20 13 18 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Yao Ming 11

games
11

games
1

game
0

games
12

games
Gary Payton 5

games
3

games
13

games
12

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
2

games
4

games
2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2002
1. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 20 7 18 1 0 1 2 40 7-21 .333 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Nov. 29, 2002
2. Rockets 83   Yao Ming 6 4 5 1 3 2 2 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 72   Gary Payton 10 5 14 2 0 3 4 41 3-16 .188 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 02, 2003
3. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 15 6 4 0 0 2 2 33 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 106   Gary Payton 18 6 10 2 1 0 1 40 6-21 .286 0-4 .000 6-8 .750
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2003
4. Rockets 99   Yao Ming 18 8 2 0 2 3 5 29 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 87   Gary Payton 13 4 7 4 0 2 4 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 11, 2004
5. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 29 11 1 0 1 2 5 37 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Lakers 87   Gary Payton 19 3 3 3 0 1 0 38 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 03, 2004
6. Rockets 93   Yao Ming 33 8 1 0 1 2 5 37 13-21 .619 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 96   Gary Payton 14 4 2 2 0 0 1 34 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Apr. 01, 2004
7. Rockets 85   Yao Ming 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 34 3-15 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Gary Payton 12 13 2 1 0 3 3 38 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
2004 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2004
8. Rockets 71   Yao Ming 10 11 3 0 1 2 6 38 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 72   Gary Payton 11 3 4 2 0 2 2 34 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 2004
9. Rockets 84   Yao Ming 21 4 3 0 1 4 1 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 98   Gary Payton 6 1 7 1 0 1 2 30 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 2004
10. Rockets 102   Yao Ming 18 10 2 0 1 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 91   Gary Payton 7 2 7 1 0 1 0 30 3-12 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 2004
11. Rockets 88   Yao Ming 16 7 1 0 0 3 6 35 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 92   Gary Payton 13 6 7 2 0 2 2 45 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Apr. 28, 2004
12. Rockets 78   Yao Ming 10 5 0 2 4 3 3 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 97   Gary Payton 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 23 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 2005
13. Rockets 97   Yao Ming 23 8 0 0 2 0 5 29 11-15 .733 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 94   Gary Payton 4 6 8 0 1 1 4 36 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 2005
14. Rockets 92   Yao Ming 18 6 2 0 1 1 4 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Celtics 103   Gary Payton 10 6 6 0 0 0 1 32 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 2005
15. Rockets 84   Yao Ming 24 14 3 0 1 1 4 33 10-20 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Heat 88   Gary Payton 12 6 3 0 0 1 1 28 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2006
16. Rockets 94   Yao Ming 34 14 2 0 0 4 4 38 11-19 .579 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Heat 72   Gary Payton 5 4 2 1 1 3 1 36 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -