Gary Payton vs. Cedric Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cedric Simmons 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.

Cedric Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Cedric Simmons: 2006-07 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Cedric Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Cedric Simmons 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Cedric Simmons 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Cedric Simmons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Cedric Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Cedric Simmons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Cedric Simmons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Cedric Simmons 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Cedric Simmons 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Cedric Simmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Cedric Simmons 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Cedric Simmons 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Cedric Simmons 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Cedric Simmons 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Cedric Simmons 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Cedric Simmons 163

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Cedric Simmons 141

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Cedric Simmons 14

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Cedric Simmons 11

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Cedric Simmons 32

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Cedric Simmons 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Cedric Simmons .409

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Cedric Simmons -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Cedric Simmons .390

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Cedric Simmons 2.9 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Cedric Simmons 2.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Cedric Simmons 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Cedric Simmons 0.2 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Cedric Simmons 0.5 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Cedric Simmons -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Cedric Simmons -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Cedric Simmons -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Cedric Simmons -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Cedric Simmons -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Cedric Simmons -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Cedric Simmons -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Cedric Simmons -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Cedric Simmons -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Cedric Simmons -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Cedric Simmons 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Cedric Simmons -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Cedric Simmons -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Cedric Simmons -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Cedric Simmons -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Cedric Simmons -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Cedric Simmons -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Cedric Simmons -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Cedric Simmons -