Gary Payton vs. Kendrick Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kendrick Perkins 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.

Kendrick Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Kendrick Perkins: 2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Kendrick Perkins 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Kendrick Perkins 14

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Kendrick Perkins 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Kendrick Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Kendrick Perkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Kendrick Perkins 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Kendrick Perkins 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Kendrick Perkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Kendrick Perkins 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Kendrick Perkins 5.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Kendrick Perkins 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Kendrick Perkins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kendrick Perkins 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Kendrick Perkins 4,214

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Kendrick Perkins 4,532

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Kendrick Perkins 813

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Kendrick Perkins 263

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Kendrick Perkins 903

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Kendrick Perkins 782

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Kendrick Perkins .530

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Kendrick Perkins .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Kendrick Perkins .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Kendrick Perkins 10.1 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Kendrick Perkins 8.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Kendrick Perkins 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Kendrick Perkins 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Kendrick Perkins 5.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Kendrick Perkins 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Kendrick Perkins 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Kendrick Perkins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Kendrick Perkins 735

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Kendrick Perkins 843

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Kendrick Perkins 102

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Kendrick Perkins 53

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Kendrick Perkins 156

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Kendrick Perkins 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Kendrick Perkins .502

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Kendrick Perkins .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Kendrick Perkins .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Kendrick Perkins 11.9 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Kendrick Perkins 11.6 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Kendrick Perkins 1.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Kendrick Perkins 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Kendrick Perkins 2.6 (2009)