Gary Payton vs. Anfernee Simons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anfernee Simons 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.

Anfernee Simons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Anfernee Simons 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Anfernee Simons 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Anfernee Simons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Anfernee Simons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Anfernee Simons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Anfernee Simons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Anfernee Simons 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Anfernee Simons 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Anfernee Simons 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Anfernee Simons 2.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Anfernee Simons 2.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Anfernee Simons 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Anfernee Simons 4,489

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Anfernee Simons 784

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Anfernee Simons 928

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Anfernee Simons 140

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Anfernee Simons 43

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Anfernee Simons 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Anfernee Simons .432

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Anfernee Simons .386

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Anfernee Simons .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Anfernee Simons 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Anfernee Simons 1.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Anfernee Simons 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Anfernee Simons 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Anfernee Simons 70

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Anfernee Simons 27

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Anfernee Simons 15

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Anfernee Simons 9

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Anfernee Simons 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Anfernee Simons 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Anfernee Simons .379

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Anfernee Simons .500

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Anfernee Simons .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021)