Gary Payton vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Garrett Temple 16

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Garrett Temple 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Garrett Temple 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Garrett Temple 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Garrett Temple 2.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Garrett Temple 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Garrett Temple 4,586

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Garrett Temple 1,714

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Garrett Temple 1,261

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Garrett Temple 612

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Garrett Temple 242

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Garrett Temple 777

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Garrett Temple .400

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Garrett Temple .342

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Garrett Temple .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)