Gary Payton vs. Mark Pope Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark Pope 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.

Mark Pope

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Mark Pope: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Mark Pope 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Mark Pope 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Mark Pope 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Mark Pope 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Mark Pope 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mark Pope 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Mark Pope 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mark Pope 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Mark Pope 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Mark Pope 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Mark Pope 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Mark Pope 1.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Mark Pope 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Mark Pope 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mark Pope 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Mark Pope 285

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Mark Pope 261

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Mark Pope 63

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Mark Pope 32

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Mark Pope 45

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Mark Pope 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Mark Pope .401

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Mark Pope .179

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Mark Pope .573

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Mark Pope 2.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Mark Pope 2.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Mark Pope 0.6 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Mark Pope 0.3 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Mark Pope 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Mark Pope 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Mark Pope 1.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Mark Pope 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Mark Pope 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mark Pope 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Mark Pope 19

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Mark Pope 17

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Mark Pope 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Mark Pope 3

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Mark Pope 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Mark Pope 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Mark Pope .563

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Mark Pope .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Mark Pope 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Mark Pope 1.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Mark Pope 2.0 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Mark Pope 0.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Mark Pope 0.3 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Mark Pope 0.0 (2001)