Gary Payton vs. Tremont Waters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tremont Waters 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.

Tremont Waters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Tremont Waters: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Tremont Waters 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Tremont Waters 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Tremont Waters 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Tremont Waters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Tremont Waters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tremont Waters 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Tremont Waters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Tremont Waters 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Tremont Waters 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Tremont Waters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Tremont Waters 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Tremont Waters 0.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Tremont Waters 2.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Tremont Waters 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tremont Waters 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Tremont Waters 149

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Tremont Waters 37

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Tremont Waters 85

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Tremont Waters 30

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Tremont Waters 3

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Tremont Waters 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Tremont Waters .354

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Tremont Waters .296

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Tremont Waters .960

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Tremont Waters 3.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Tremont Waters 1.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Tremont Waters 2.4 (2021)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Tremont Waters 1.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Tremont Waters 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Tremont Waters 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Tremont Waters 0.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Tremont Waters 0.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Tremont Waters 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Tremont Waters 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Tremont Waters 4

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Tremont Waters 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Tremont Waters 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Tremont Waters 1

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Tremont Waters 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Tremont Waters 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Tremont Waters .200

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Tremont Waters .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Tremont Waters .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Tremont Waters 1.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Tremont Waters 1.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Tremont Waters 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Tremont Waters 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Tremont Waters 0.0 (2021)