Gary Payton vs. Charles Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Smith 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.

Charles Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Charles Smith: 1988-89 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Charles Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Charles Smith 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Charles Smith 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Charles Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Charles Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Charles Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Charles Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Charles Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Charles Smith 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Charles Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Charles Smith 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Charles Smith 5.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Charles Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Charles Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Charles Smith 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Charles Smith 8,107

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Charles Smith 3,246

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Charles Smith 798

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Charles Smith 462

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Charles Smith 789

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Charles Smith 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Charles Smith .475

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Charles Smith .194

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Charles Smith .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Charles Smith 21.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Charles Smith 8.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Charles Smith 1.8 (1991)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Charles Smith 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Charles Smith 2.0 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Charles Smith 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Charles Smith 4.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Charles Smith 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Charles Smith 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Charles Smith 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Charles Smith 616

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Charles Smith 262

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Charles Smith 77

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Charles Smith 45

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Charles Smith 77

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Charles Smith 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Charles Smith .481

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Charles Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Charles Smith .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Charles Smith 11.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Charles Smith 5.6 (1992)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Charles Smith 1.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Charles Smith 1.2 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Charles Smith 2.4 (1992)