Gary Payton vs. Zhaire Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zhaire Smith and Gary Payton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
Zhaire Smith:
2018-19 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

Gary Payton1
Zhaire Smith0
Gary Payton17
Zhaire Smith2
Gary Payton15
Zhaire Smith1
Gary Payton9
Zhaire Smith0

Honors and Awards

Gary Payton2
Zhaire Smith0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Gary Payton9
Zhaire Smith0
Gary Payton9
Zhaire Smith0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Gary Payton9
Zhaire Smith0
Gary Payton1
Zhaire Smith0
Gary Payton1
Zhaire Smith0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Gary Payton 16.3
Zhaire Smith 3.7

Gary Payton 3.9
Zhaire Smith 1.2

Gary Payton 6.7
Zhaire Smith 0.9

Gary Payton 1.8
Zhaire Smith 0.4

Gary Payton 0.2
Zhaire Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Gary Payton 21,813
Zhaire Smith 48

Gary Payton 5,269
Zhaire Smith 15

Gary Payton 8,966
Zhaire Smith 12

Gary Payton 2,445
Zhaire Smith 5

Gary Payton 285
Zhaire Smith 2

Gary Payton 1,335
Zhaire Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Gary Payton .466
Zhaire Smith .378

3-Point Percentage
Gary Payton .317
Zhaire Smith .316

Free Throw Percentage
Gary Payton .729
Zhaire Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Gary Payton 24.2
(2000)
Zhaire Smith 6.7
(2019)

Gary Payton 6.5
(2000)
Zhaire Smith 2.2
(2019)

Gary Payton 9.0
(2002)
Zhaire Smith 1.7
(2019)

Gary Payton 2.9
(1996)
Zhaire Smith 0.4
(2020)

Gary Payton 0.3
(2001)
Zhaire Smith 0.3
(2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Gary Payton 14.0
Zhaire Smith 0.0

Gary Payton 3.7
Zhaire Smith 0.0

Gary Payton 5.3
Zhaire Smith 0.0

Gary Payton 1.4
Zhaire Smith 0.5

Gary Payton 0.2
Zhaire Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Gary Payton 2,155
Zhaire Smith 0

Gary Payton 575
Zhaire Smith 0

Gary Payton 811
Zhaire Smith 0

Gary Payton 216
Zhaire Smith 1

Gary Payton 32
Zhaire Smith 0

Gary Payton 154
Zhaire Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Gary Payton .441
Zhaire Smith -

3-Point Percentage
Gary Payton .315
Zhaire Smith -

Free Throw Percentage
Gary Payton .706
Zhaire Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Gary Payton 25.8
(2000)
Zhaire Smith 0.0
(2019)

Gary Payton 8.6
(2002)
Zhaire Smith 0.0
(2019)

Gary Payton 8.7
(2003)
Zhaire Smith 0.0
(2019)

Gary Payton 2.2
(1997)
Zhaire Smith 0.5
(2019)

Gary Payton 0.4
(2002)
Zhaire Smith 0.0
(2019)