Gary Payton vs. Josh Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Richardson 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.

Josh Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Josh Richardson: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Josh Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Josh Richardson 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Josh Richardson 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Josh Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Josh Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Josh Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Josh Richardson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Josh Richardson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Josh Richardson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Josh Richardson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Josh Richardson 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Josh Richardson 3.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Josh Richardson 2.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Josh Richardson 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Josh Richardson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Josh Richardson 6,349

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Josh Richardson 1,673

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Josh Richardson 1,451

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Josh Richardson 558

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Josh Richardson 296

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Josh Richardson 546

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Josh Richardson .429

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Josh Richardson .364

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Josh Richardson .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Josh Richardson 16.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Josh Richardson 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Josh Richardson 4.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Josh Richardson 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Josh Richardson 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Josh Richardson 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Josh Richardson 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Josh Richardson 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Josh Richardson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Josh Richardson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Josh Richardson 236

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Josh Richardson 91

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Josh Richardson 54

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Josh Richardson 21

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Josh Richardson 20

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Josh Richardson 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Josh Richardson .371

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Josh Richardson .350

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Josh Richardson .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Josh Richardson 16.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Josh Richardson 3.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Josh Richardson 3.3 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Josh Richardson 2.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Josh Richardson 1.0 (2018)