Gary Payton vs. Jake Tsakalidis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jake Tsakalidis 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.

Jake Tsakalidis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jake Tsakalidis: 2000-01 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jake Tsakalidis 7

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jake Tsakalidis 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jake Tsakalidis 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jake Tsakalidis 3.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jake Tsakalidis 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jake Tsakalidis 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jake Tsakalidis 1,497

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jake Tsakalidis 1,238

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jake Tsakalidis 101

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jake Tsakalidis 73

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jake Tsakalidis 223

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jake Tsakalidis 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jake Tsakalidis .490

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jake Tsakalidis .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jake Tsakalidis .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jake Tsakalidis 7.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jake Tsakalidis 5.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jake Tsakalidis 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jake Tsakalidis 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jake Tsakalidis 4.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jake Tsakalidis 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jake Tsakalidis 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jake Tsakalidis 29

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jake Tsakalidis 43

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jake Tsakalidis 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jake Tsakalidis 1

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jake Tsakalidis 8

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jake Tsakalidis 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jake Tsakalidis .462

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jake Tsakalidis -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jake Tsakalidis .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jake Tsakalidis 3.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jake Tsakalidis 7.0 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2006)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jake Tsakalidis 1.8 (2001)