Gary Payton vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith 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.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Greg Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Greg Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Greg Smith 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Greg Smith 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Greg Smith - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.