Gary Payton vs. Jeff Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Sanders 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.

Jeff Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jeff Sanders: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jeff Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jeff Sanders 4

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jeff Sanders 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jeff Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jeff Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jeff Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jeff Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jeff Sanders 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jeff Sanders 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jeff Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jeff Sanders 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jeff Sanders 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jeff Sanders 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jeff Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jeff Sanders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jeff Sanders 112

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jeff Sanders 103

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jeff Sanders 25

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jeff Sanders 18

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jeff Sanders 9

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jeff Sanders 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jeff Sanders .395

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jeff Sanders .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jeff Sanders 4.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jeff Sanders 3.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jeff Sanders 0.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jeff Sanders 0.9 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jeff Sanders 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jeff Sanders 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jeff Sanders 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jeff Sanders 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jeff Sanders 1.000

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jeff Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jeff Sanders 0.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)