Gary Payton vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dion Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dion Waiters 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dion Waiters 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)