Gary Payton vs. Drazen Petrovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Drazen Petrovic 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.

Drazen Petrovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Drazen Petrovic 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Drazen Petrovic 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Drazen Petrovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Drazen Petrovic 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Drazen Petrovic 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Drazen Petrovic 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Drazen Petrovic 2.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Drazen Petrovic 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Drazen Petrovic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Drazen Petrovic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Drazen Petrovic 4,461

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Drazen Petrovic 669

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Drazen Petrovic 701

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Drazen Petrovic 265

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Drazen Petrovic 27

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Drazen Petrovic 290

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Drazen Petrovic .506

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Drazen Petrovic .437

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Drazen Petrovic .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Drazen Petrovic 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Drazen Petrovic 1.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Drazen Petrovic 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Drazen Petrovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Drazen Petrovic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Drazen Petrovic 297

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Drazen Petrovic 51

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Drazen Petrovic 42

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Drazen Petrovic 12

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Drazen Petrovic 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Drazen Petrovic 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Drazen Petrovic .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Drazen Petrovic .324

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Drazen Petrovic .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992)