Gary Payton vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Yuta Watanabe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)