Gary Payton vs. Matt Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Thomas 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.

Matt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Matt Thomas: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Matt Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Matt Thomas 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Matt Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Matt Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Matt Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Matt Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Matt Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Matt Thomas 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Matt Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Matt Thomas 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Matt Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Matt Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Matt Thomas 502

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Matt Thomas 155

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Matt Thomas 61

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Matt Thomas 22

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Matt Thomas 4

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Matt Thomas 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Matt Thomas .433

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Matt Thomas .404

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Matt Thomas .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Matt Thomas 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Matt Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Matt Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Matt Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Matt Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Matt Thomas 31

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Matt Thomas 15

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Matt Thomas 7

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Matt Thomas 1

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Matt Thomas 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Matt Thomas 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Matt Thomas .565

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Matt Thomas .417

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Matt Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020)