Gary Payton vs. Deron Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deron Williams 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.

Deron Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Deron Williams: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Deron Williams 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Deron Williams 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Deron Williams 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Deron Williams 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Deron Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Deron Williams 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Deron Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Deron Williams 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Deron Williams 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Deron Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Deron Williams 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Deron Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Deron Williams 8.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Deron Williams 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Deron Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Deron Williams 13,804

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Deron Williams 2,619

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Deron Williams 6,819

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Deron Williams 867

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Deron Williams 206

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Deron Williams 845

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Deron Williams .445

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Deron Williams .357

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Deron Williams .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Deron Williams 21.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Deron Williams 4.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Deron Williams 10.7 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Deron Williams 1.5 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Deron Williams 0.4 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Deron Williams 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Deron Williams 3.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Deron Williams 7.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Deron Williams 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Deron Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Deron Williams 1,412

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Deron Williams 284

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Deron Williams 630

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Deron Williams 91

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Deron Williams 21

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Deron Williams 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Deron Williams .438

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Deron Williams .393

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Deron Williams .803

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Deron Williams 24.3 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Deron Williams 6.2 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Deron Williams 10.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Deron Williams 1.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Deron Williams 0.6 (2013)