Gary Payton vs. Samaki Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Samaki Walker 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.

Samaki Walker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Samaki Walker 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Samaki Walker 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Samaki Walker 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Samaki Walker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Samaki Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Samaki Walker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Samaki Walker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Samaki Walker 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Samaki Walker 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Samaki Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Samaki Walker 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Samaki Walker 4.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Samaki Walker 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Samaki Walker 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Samaki Walker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Samaki Walker 2,376

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Samaki Walker 2,089

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Samaki Walker 252

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Samaki Walker 134

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Samaki Walker 316

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Samaki Walker 445

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Samaki Walker .462

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Samaki Walker .111

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Samaki Walker .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Samaki Walker 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Samaki Walker 3.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Samaki Walker 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Samaki Walker 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Samaki Walker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Samaki Walker 116

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Samaki Walker 151

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Samaki Walker 11

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Samaki Walker 5

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Samaki Walker 21

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Samaki Walker 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Samaki Walker .429

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Samaki Walker 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Samaki Walker .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000)