Gary Payton vs. Matt Zunic Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Matt Zunic: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Matt Zunic 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Matt Zunic 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Matt Zunic 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Matt Zunic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Matt Zunic 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Matt Zunic 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Matt Zunic 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Matt Zunic 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Matt Zunic 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Matt Zunic 0.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Matt Zunic 273

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Matt Zunic 50

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Matt Zunic 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Matt Zunic .303

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Matt Zunic .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Matt Zunic 4.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Matt Zunic 0.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Matt Zunic - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Matt Zunic 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Matt Zunic 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Matt Zunic 26

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Matt Zunic 6

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Matt Zunic 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Matt Zunic .179

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Matt Zunic - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Matt Zunic .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Matt Zunic 2.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Matt Zunic 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Matt Zunic - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.