Gary Payton vs. James Posey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Posey 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.

James Posey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 James Posey 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 James Posey 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 James Posey 6

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 James Posey 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 James Posey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 James Posey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 James Posey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 James Posey 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 James Posey 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 James Posey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 James Posey 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 James Posey 4.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 James Posey 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 James Posey 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 James Posey 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 James Posey 7,419

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 James Posey 4,061

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 James Posey 1,413

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 James Posey 917

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 James Posey 298

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 James Posey 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 James Posey .410

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 James Posey .349

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 James Posey .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) James Posey 13.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) James Posey 5.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) James Posey 2.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) James Posey 1.7 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) James Posey 0.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 James Posey 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 James Posey 4.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 James Posey 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 James Posey 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 James Posey 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 James Posey 511

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 James Posey 315

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 James Posey 65

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 James Posey 65

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 James Posey 18

Total Games Gary Payton 154 James Posey 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 James Posey .421

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 James Posey .387

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 James Posey .831

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) James Posey 12.5 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) James Posey 7.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) James Posey 1.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) James Posey 2.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) James Posey 1.3 (2007)