Gary Payton vs. Jakob Poeltl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jakob Poeltl 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.

Jakob Poeltl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jakob Poeltl 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jakob Poeltl 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jakob Poeltl 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jakob Poeltl 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jakob Poeltl 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jakob Poeltl 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jakob Poeltl 6.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jakob Poeltl 1.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jakob Poeltl 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jakob Poeltl 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jakob Poeltl 4,487

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jakob Poeltl 3,606

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jakob Poeltl 925

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jakob Poeltl 315

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jakob Poeltl 686

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jakob Poeltl 538

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jakob Poeltl .631

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jakob Poeltl .500

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jakob Poeltl .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jakob Poeltl 13.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jakob Poeltl 9.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jakob Poeltl 0.9 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jakob Poeltl 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jakob Poeltl 4.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jakob Poeltl 0.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jakob Poeltl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jakob Poeltl 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jakob Poeltl 110

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jakob Poeltl 102

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jakob Poeltl 18

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jakob Poeltl 6

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jakob Poeltl 10

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jakob Poeltl 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jakob Poeltl .577

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jakob Poeltl .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jakob Poeltl .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019)