Gary Payton vs. Denzel Valentine Comparison

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

Denzel Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Denzel Valentine 5

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Denzel Valentine 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Denzel Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Denzel Valentine 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Denzel Valentine 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Denzel Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Denzel Valentine 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Denzel Valentine 3.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Denzel Valentine 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Denzel Valentine 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Denzel Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Denzel Valentine 1,795

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Denzel Valentine 857

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Denzel Valentine 466

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Denzel Valentine 159

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Denzel Valentine 31

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Denzel Valentine 256

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Denzel Valentine .394

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Denzel Valentine .360

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Denzel Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Denzel Valentine 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Denzel Valentine 2.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Denzel Valentine 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Denzel Valentine 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Denzel Valentine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Denzel Valentine 5

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Denzel Valentine 8

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Denzel Valentine 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Denzel Valentine 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Denzel Valentine 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Denzel Valentine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Denzel Valentine .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Denzel Valentine .250

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Denzel Valentine -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017)