Gary Payton vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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 Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 James Young 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 James Young 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 James Young 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 James Young 96

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 James Young 28

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 James Young 24

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 James Young 5

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 James Young 7

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 James Young 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 James Young 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 James Young 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) James Young 0.0 (2017)