C.J. McCollum vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II and C.J. McCollum that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 13 Gary Payton II 10

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Gary Payton II 3

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Gary Payton II 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Gary Payton II 5.4

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Gary Payton II 1.1

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 15,499 Gary Payton II 1,497

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,889 Gary Payton II 777

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 3,027 Gary Payton II 316

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 708 Gary Payton II 263

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 326 Gary Payton II 80

Total Games C.J. McCollum 793 Gary Payton II 277

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .452 Gary Payton II .556

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .397 Gary Payton II .335

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .799 Gary Payton II .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Gary Payton II 6.0

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Gary Payton II 3.0

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Gary Payton II 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Gary Payton II 211

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Gary Payton II 105

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Gary Payton II 41

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Gary Payton II 32

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Gary Payton II 13

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Gary Payton II 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Gary Payton II .593

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Gary Payton II .396

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Gary Payton II 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)