Gary Payton vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson 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.

Paul Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Paul Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Paul Watson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Paul Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Paul Watson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Paul Watson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Paul Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Paul Watson 7

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Paul Watson 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)