Festus Ezeli vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Festus Ezeli 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

Festus Ezeli

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Festus Ezeli 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)