Gary Payton vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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 Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Wayne Yates 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Wayne Yates 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Wayne Yates 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Wayne Yates 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.