Gary Payton vs. Mike Scott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Scott 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.

Mike Scott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Mike Scott: 2012-13 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Mike Scott 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Mike Scott 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Mike Scott 8

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Mike Scott 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Mike Scott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mike Scott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Mike Scott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mike Scott 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Mike Scott 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Mike Scott 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Mike Scott 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Mike Scott 3.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Mike Scott 0.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Mike Scott 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mike Scott 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Mike Scott 3,736

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Mike Scott 1,727

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Mike Scott 499

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Mike Scott 182

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Mike Scott 74

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Mike Scott 555

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Mike Scott .453

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Mike Scott .362

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Mike Scott .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Mike Scott 9.6 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Mike Scott 3.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Mike Scott 1.1 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Mike Scott 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Mike Scott 0.3 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Mike Scott 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Mike Scott 3.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Mike Scott 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Mike Scott 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mike Scott 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Mike Scott 327

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Mike Scott 169

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Mike Scott 27

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Mike Scott 15

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Mike Scott 5

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Mike Scott 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Mike Scott .459

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Mike Scott .336

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Mike Scott .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Mike Scott 10.8 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Mike Scott 4.2 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Mike Scott 0.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Mike Scott 0.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Mike Scott 0.3 (2016)