Gary Payton vs. Clarence Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clarence Weatherspoon 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.

Clarence Weatherspoon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
C. Weatherspoon: 1992-93 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 C. Weatherspoon 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 C. Weatherspoon 13

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 C. Weatherspoon 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 C. Weatherspoon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 C. Weatherspoon 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 C. Weatherspoon 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 C. Weatherspoon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 C. Weatherspoon 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 C. Weatherspoon 7.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 C. Weatherspoon 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 C. Weatherspoon 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 C. Weatherspoon 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 C. Weatherspoon 10,483

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 C. Weatherspoon 6,846

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 C. Weatherspoon 1,346

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 C. Weatherspoon 880

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 C. Weatherspoon 794

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 C. Weatherspoon 915

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 C. Weatherspoon .471

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 C. Weatherspoon .196

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 C. Weatherspoon .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) C. Weatherspoon 18.4 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) C. Weatherspoon 10.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) C. Weatherspoon 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) C. Weatherspoon 1.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) C. Weatherspoon 1.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 C. Weatherspoon 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 C. Weatherspoon 3.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 C. Weatherspoon 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 C. Weatherspoon 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 C. Weatherspoon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 C. Weatherspoon 100

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 C. Weatherspoon 66

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 C. Weatherspoon 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 C. Weatherspoon 11

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 C. Weatherspoon 4

Total Games Gary Payton 154 C. Weatherspoon 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 C. Weatherspoon .396

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 C. Weatherspoon -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 C. Weatherspoon .596

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) C. Weatherspoon 6.4 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) C. Weatherspoon 4.2 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) C. Weatherspoon 0.4 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) C. Weatherspoon 1.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) C. Weatherspoon 0.3 (2000)