Gary Payton vs. Rajon Rondo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rajon Rondo 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.

Rajon Rondo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Rajon Rondo: 2006-07 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Rajon Rondo 2

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Rajon Rondo 16

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Rajon Rondo 10

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Rajon Rondo 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Rajon Rondo 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Rajon Rondo 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Rajon Rondo 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Rajon Rondo 4

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Rajon Rondo 0

Assists Leader Gary Payton 0 Rajon Rondo 3

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Rajon Rondo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Rajon Rondo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Rajon Rondo 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Rajon Rondo 7.9

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Rajon Rondo 1.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Rajon Rondo 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Rajon Rondo 9,337

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Rajon Rondo 4,349

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Rajon Rondo 7,584

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Rajon Rondo 1,518

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Rajon Rondo 125

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Rajon Rondo 957

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Rajon Rondo .456

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Rajon Rondo .324

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Rajon Rondo .611

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Rajon Rondo 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Rajon Rondo 5.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Rajon Rondo 8.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Rajon Rondo 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Rajon Rondo 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Rajon Rondo 1,669

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Rajon Rondo 744

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Rajon Rondo 1,136

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Rajon Rondo 228

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Rajon Rondo 24

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Rajon Rondo 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Rajon Rondo .440

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Rajon Rondo .330

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Rajon Rondo .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017)