Gary Payton vs. Nikola Pekovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Pekovic 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.

Nikola Pekovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Nikola Pekovic: 2010-11 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Nikola Pekovic 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Nikola Pekovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Nikola Pekovic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Nikola Pekovic 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Nikola Pekovic 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Nikola Pekovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Nikola Pekovic 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Nikola Pekovic 6.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Nikola Pekovic 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Nikola Pekovic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Nikola Pekovic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Nikola Pekovic 3,405

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Nikola Pekovic 1,807

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Nikola Pekovic 199

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Nikola Pekovic 140

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Nikola Pekovic 151

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Nikola Pekovic 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Nikola Pekovic .518

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Nikola Pekovic .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Nikola Pekovic 17.5 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Nikola Pekovic 8.8 (2013)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Nikola Pekovic 0.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Nikola Pekovic 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Nikola Pekovic 0.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Nikola Pekovic -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Nikola Pekovic -

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Nikola Pekovic 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Nikola Pekovic -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Nikola Pekovic -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Nikola Pekovic -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Nikola Pekovic -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Nikola Pekovic -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Nikola Pekovic -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Nikola Pekovic -

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Nikola Pekovic -