Gary Payton vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou 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.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Lou Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Lou Williams 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Lou Williams 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Lou Williams 192

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Lou Williams 7

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)