Gary Payton vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Al Thornton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Al Thornton 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Al Thornton -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Al Thornton -