Gary Payton vs. Deb Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deb 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.

Deb Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Deb Smith: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Deb Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Deb Smith 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Deb Smith 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Deb Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Deb Smith 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Deb Smith 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Deb Smith 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Deb Smith 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Deb Smith 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Deb Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Deb Smith 73

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Deb Smith 6

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Deb Smith 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Deb Smith .269

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Deb Smith .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Deb Smith 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Deb Smith 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Deb Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Deb Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Deb Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Deb Smith 0

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Deb Smith 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Deb Smith 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Deb Smith -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Deb Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Deb Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.