Gary Payton vs. Wayne Simien Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Simien 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.

Wayne Simien

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Wayne Simien: 2005-06 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Wayne Simien 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Wayne Simien 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Wayne Simien 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Wayne Simien 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Wayne Simien 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Wayne Simien 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Wayne Simien 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Wayne Simien 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Wayne Simien 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Wayne Simien 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Wayne Simien 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Wayne Simien 1.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Wayne Simien 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Wayne Simien 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wayne Simien 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Wayne Simien 169

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Wayne Simien 99

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Wayne Simien 11

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Wayne Simien 15

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Wayne Simien 1

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Wayne Simien 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Wayne Simien .469

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Wayne Simien -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Wayne Simien .854

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Wayne Simien 3.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Wayne Simien 2.0 (2006)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Wayne Simien 0.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Wayne Simien 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Wayne Simien 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Wayne Simien 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Wayne Simien 0.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Wayne Simien 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Wayne Simien 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wayne Simien 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Wayne Simien 0

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Wayne Simien 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Wayne Simien 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Wayne Simien 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Wayne Simien 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Wayne Simien 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Wayne Simien .000

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Wayne Simien -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Wayne Simien -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Wayne Simien 0.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Wayne Simien 0.5 (2006)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Wayne Simien 0.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Wayne Simien 0.0 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Wayne Simien 0.0 (2006)