Gary Payton vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jayson Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jayson Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jayson Williams 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jayson Williams 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)