Gary Payton vs. Tim Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Thomas 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.

Tim Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Tim Thomas: 1997-98 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Tim Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Tim Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Tim Thomas 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Tim Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Tim Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tim Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Tim Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tim Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Tim Thomas 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Tim Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Tim Thomas 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Tim Thomas 4.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Tim Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Tim Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tim Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Tim Thomas 9,454

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Tim Thomas 3,379

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Tim Thomas 1,272

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Tim Thomas 609

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Tim Thomas 300

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Tim Thomas 824

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Tim Thomas .437

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Tim Thomas .369

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Tim Thomas .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Tim Thomas 14.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Tim Thomas 5.1 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Tim Thomas 2.7 (2008)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Tim Thomas 1.0 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Tim Thomas 0.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Tim Thomas 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Tim Thomas 5.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Tim Thomas 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Tim Thomas 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tim Thomas 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Tim Thomas 731

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Tim Thomas 280

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Tim Thomas 76

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Tim Thomas 32

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Tim Thomas 29

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Tim Thomas 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Tim Thomas .468

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Tim Thomas .436

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Tim Thomas .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Tim Thomas 17.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Tim Thomas 6.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Tim Thomas 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Tim Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Tim Thomas 1.0 (2003)