Dante Exum vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Dante Exum 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
Dante Exum: 2014-15 to 2024-25
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Dante Exum 8 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Dante Exum 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Dante Exum 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 6.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 1,991 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 623 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Dante Exum 728 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Dante Exum 135 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Dante Exum 52 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Dante Exum 320 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .435 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .343 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .765 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 8.7 (2025) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 2.8 (2021) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 3.1 (2018) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2021) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.3 (2021) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 3.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 0.8 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 126 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 37 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Dante Exum 31 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Dante Exum 9 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Dante Exum 2 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Dante Exum 38 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .420 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .333 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .792 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 5.1 (2018) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.4 (2018) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 1.3 (2017) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2017) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 (2018) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)