Gary Payton vs. Randy Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Randy Smith 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.

Randy Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Randy Smith: 1971-72 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Randy Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Randy Smith 12

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Randy Smith 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Randy Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Randy Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Randy Smith 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Randy Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Randy Smith 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Randy Smith 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Randy Smith 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Randy Smith 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Randy Smith 3.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Randy Smith 4.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Randy Smith 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Randy Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Randy Smith 16,262

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Randy Smith 3,597

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Randy Smith 4,487

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Randy Smith 1,403 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Randy Smith 57 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Randy Smith 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Randy Smith .470

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Randy Smith .155 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Randy Smith .781

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Randy Smith 24.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Randy Smith 5.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Randy Smith 6.5 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Randy Smith 2.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Randy Smith 0.2 (1981) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Randy Smith 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Randy Smith 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Randy Smith 6.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Randy Smith 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Randy Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Randy Smith 420

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Randy Smith 109

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Randy Smith 157

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Randy Smith 43 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Randy Smith 2 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Randy Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Randy Smith .465

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Randy Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Randy Smith .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Randy Smith 22.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Randy Smith 5.8 (1976)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Randy Smith 8.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Randy Smith 2.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Randy Smith 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.