Gary Payton vs. Matt Williams Comparison

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

Matt Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Matt Williams: 2017-18 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Matt Williams 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Matt Williams 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Matt Williams 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Matt Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Matt Williams 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Matt Williams 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Matt Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Matt Williams 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Matt Williams 0.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Matt Williams 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Matt Williams 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Matt Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Matt Williams 5

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Matt Williams 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Matt Williams 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Matt Williams 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Matt Williams 0

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Matt Williams 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Matt Williams .333

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Matt Williams .200

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Matt Williams -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Matt Williams 1.7 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Matt Williams 0.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Matt Williams 0.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Matt Williams 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Matt Williams 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Matt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Matt Williams -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Matt Williams -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Matt Williams -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Matt Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Matt Williams -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Matt Williams -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Matt Williams -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Matt Williams -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Matt Williams -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Matt Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Matt Williams -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Matt Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Matt Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Matt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Matt Williams -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Matt Williams -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Matt Williams -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Matt Williams -