Gary Payton vs. Thabo Sefolosha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thabo Sefolosha 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.

Thabo Sefolosha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Thabo Sefolosha: 2006-07 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Thabo Sefolosha 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Thabo Sefolosha 14

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Thabo Sefolosha 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Thabo Sefolosha 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Thabo Sefolosha 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Thabo Sefolosha 1

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Thabo Sefolosha 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Thabo Sefolosha 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Thabo Sefolosha 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Thabo Sefolosha 3.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Thabo Sefolosha 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Thabo Sefolosha 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Thabo Sefolosha 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Thabo Sefolosha 4,994

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Thabo Sefolosha 3,252

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Thabo Sefolosha 1,196

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Thabo Sefolosha 935

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Thabo Sefolosha 366

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Thabo Sefolosha 869

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Thabo Sefolosha .449

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Thabo Sefolosha .349

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Thabo Sefolosha .732

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Thabo Sefolosha 8.2 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Thabo Sefolosha 4.7 (2010)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Thabo Sefolosha 1.9 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Thabo Sefolosha 1.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Thabo Sefolosha 0.7 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Thabo Sefolosha 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Thabo Sefolosha 2.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Thabo Sefolosha 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Thabo Sefolosha 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Thabo Sefolosha 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Thabo Sefolosha 426

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Thabo Sefolosha 270

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Thabo Sefolosha 104

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Thabo Sefolosha 85

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Thabo Sefolosha 31

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Thabo Sefolosha 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Thabo Sefolosha .396

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Thabo Sefolosha .283

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Thabo Sefolosha .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Thabo Sefolosha 5.9 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Thabo Sefolosha 4.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Thabo Sefolosha 2.1 (2013)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Thabo Sefolosha 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Thabo Sefolosha 1.0 (2010)