Gary Payton vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs 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.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jalen Suggs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jalen Suggs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jalen Suggs 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jalen Suggs 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jalen Suggs 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024)