Gary Payton vs. Jim Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ware 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.

Jim Ware

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jim Ware: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jim Ware 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jim Ware 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jim Ware 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jim Ware 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jim Ware 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jim Ware 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jim Ware 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jim Ware 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jim Ware 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Jim Ware 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jim Ware 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jim Ware 2.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jim Ware 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jim Ware 143

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jim Ware 146

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jim Ware 13

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jim Ware 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jim Ware .284

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jim Ware .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jim Ware 2.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jim Ware 2.6 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jim Ware 0.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jim Ware - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jim Ware 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jim Ware 0.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jim Ware 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Ware - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jim Ware 10

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jim Ware 2

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jim Ware 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jim Ware - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jim Ware 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jim Ware .385

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jim Ware - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jim Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jim Ware 3.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jim Ware 0.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jim Ware 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jim Ware - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Jim Ware - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.