Gary Payton vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 DeJuan Wheat 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)