Gary Payton vs. Maurice Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Taylor 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.

Maurice Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Maurice Taylor 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Maurice Taylor 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Maurice Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Maurice Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Maurice Taylor 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Maurice Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Maurice Taylor 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Maurice Taylor 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Maurice Taylor 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Maurice Taylor 4.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Maurice Taylor 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Maurice Taylor 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Maurice Taylor 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Maurice Taylor 5,889

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Maurice Taylor 2,452

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Maurice Taylor 623

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Maurice Taylor 246

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Maurice Taylor 259

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Maurice Taylor 534

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Maurice Taylor .466

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Maurice Taylor .152

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Maurice Taylor .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Maurice Taylor 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Maurice Taylor 3.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Maurice Taylor 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Maurice Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Maurice Taylor 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Maurice Taylor 49

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Maurice Taylor 16

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Maurice Taylor 5

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Maurice Taylor 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Maurice Taylor 1

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Maurice Taylor 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Maurice Taylor .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Maurice Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Maurice Taylor .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Maurice Taylor 0.2 (2004)