Gary Payton vs. Wally Szczerbiak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Szczerbiak 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.

Wally Szczerbiak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Wally Szczerbiak: 1999-00 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Wally Szczerbiak 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Wally Szczerbiak 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Wally Szczerbiak 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Wally Szczerbiak 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Wally Szczerbiak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Wally Szczerbiak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Wally Szczerbiak 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Wally Szczerbiak 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Wally Szczerbiak 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Wally Szczerbiak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Wally Szczerbiak 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Wally Szczerbiak 4.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Wally Szczerbiak 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Wally Szczerbiak 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wally Szczerbiak 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Wally Szczerbiak 9,195

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Wally Szczerbiak 2,602

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Wally Szczerbiak 1,532

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Wally Szczerbiak 388

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Wally Szczerbiak 160

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Wally Szczerbiak 651

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Wally Szczerbiak .485

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Wally Szczerbiak .406

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Wally Szczerbiak .860

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Wally Szczerbiak 19.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Wally Szczerbiak 5.5 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Wally Szczerbiak 3.2 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Wally Szczerbiak 0.8 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Wally Szczerbiak 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Wally Szczerbiak 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Wally Szczerbiak 3.1

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Wally Szczerbiak 1.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Wally Szczerbiak 0.5

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wally Szczerbiak 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Wally Szczerbiak 552

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Wally Szczerbiak 167

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Wally Szczerbiak 77

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Wally Szczerbiak 26

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Wally Szczerbiak 9

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Wally Szczerbiak 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Wally Szczerbiak .427

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Wally Szczerbiak .285

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Wally Szczerbiak .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Wally Szczerbiak 20.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Wally Szczerbiak 7.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Wally Szczerbiak 2.5 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Wally Szczerbiak 1.3 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Wally Szczerbiak 0.8 (2001)