Gary Payton vs. Jason Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Thompson 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.

Jason Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jason Thompson: 2008-09 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jason Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jason Thompson 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jason Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jason Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jason Thompson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jason Thompson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jason Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jason Thompson 6.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jason Thompson 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jason Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jason Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jason Thompson 5,210

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jason Thompson 3,880

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jason Thompson 635

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jason Thompson 283

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jason Thompson 414

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jason Thompson 588

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jason Thompson .496

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jason Thompson .143

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jason Thompson .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jason Thompson 12.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jason Thompson 8.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jason Thompson 1.7 (2010)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jason Thompson 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jason Thompson 1.0 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jason Thompson 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jason Thompson 1.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jason Thompson 0.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jason Thompson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jason Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jason Thompson 8

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jason Thompson 11

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jason Thompson 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jason Thompson 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jason Thompson 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jason Thompson 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jason Thompson .444

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jason Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jason Thompson .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jason Thompson 0.8 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jason Thompson 1.1 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jason Thompson 0.0 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)