Gary Payton vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Russ Smith 0

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Russ Smith 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)