Gary Payton vs. C.J. Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. Watson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
C.J. Watson: 2007-08 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 C.J. Watson 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 C.J. Watson 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 C.J. Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 C.J. Watson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 C.J. Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 C.J. Watson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 C.J. Watson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 C.J. Watson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 C.J. Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 C.J. Watson 2.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 C.J. Watson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 C.J. Watson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 C.J. Watson 4,344

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 C.J. Watson 1,156

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 C.J. Watson 1,485

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 C.J. Watson 559

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 C.J. Watson 67

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 C.J. Watson 600

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 C.J. Watson .419

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 C.J. Watson .373

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 C.J. Watson .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) C.J. Watson 10.3 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) C.J. Watson 2.9 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) C.J. Watson 4.1 (2012)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) C.J. Watson 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) C.J. Watson 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 C.J. Watson 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 C.J. Watson 1.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 C.J. Watson 2.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 C.J. Watson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 C.J. Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 C.J. Watson 262

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 C.J. Watson 84

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 C.J. Watson 95

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 C.J. Watson 34

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 C.J. Watson 2

Total Games Gary Payton 154 C.J. Watson 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 C.J. Watson .363

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 C.J. Watson .314

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 C.J. Watson .701

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) C.J. Watson 8.6 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) C.J. Watson 2.4 (2013)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) C.J. Watson 5.5 (2012)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) C.J. Watson 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) C.J. Watson 0.1 (2013)