Dakota Mathias vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Dakota Mathias 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
Dakota Mathias: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dakota Mathias 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias 3.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.1 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dakota Mathias 54 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dakota Mathias 9 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dakota Mathias 14 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Dakota Mathias 2 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Dakota Mathias 3 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Dakota Mathias 14 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dakota Mathias .389 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Dakota Mathias .313 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Dakota Mathias .333 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias 6.0 (2021) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.9 (2021) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias 1.6 (2021) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.2 (2022) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias 0.4 (2021) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Dakota Mathias 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dakota Mathias - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)