Gary Payton vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Darnell Valentine 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Darnell Valentine 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Darnell Valentine 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)