Gary Payton vs. Zoran Planinic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zoran Planinic 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.

Zoran Planinic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Zoran Planinic: 2003-04 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Zoran Planinic 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Zoran Planinic 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Zoran Planinic 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Zoran Planinic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Zoran Planinic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Zoran Planinic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Zoran Planinic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Zoran Planinic 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Zoran Planinic 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Zoran Planinic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Zoran Planinic 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Zoran Planinic 1.3

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Zoran Planinic 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Zoran Planinic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Zoran Planinic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Zoran Planinic 561

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Zoran Planinic 198

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Zoran Planinic 165

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Zoran Planinic 58

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Zoran Planinic 7

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Zoran Planinic 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Zoran Planinic .405

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Zoran Planinic .289

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Zoran Planinic .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Zoran Planinic 5.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Zoran Planinic 1.6 (2005)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Zoran Planinic 1.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Zoran Planinic 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Zoran Planinic 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Zoran Planinic 0.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Zoran Planinic 0.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Zoran Planinic 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Zoran Planinic 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Zoran Planinic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Zoran Planinic 1

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Zoran Planinic 2

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Zoran Planinic 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Zoran Planinic 1

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Zoran Planinic 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Zoran Planinic 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Zoran Planinic .000

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Zoran Planinic .000

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Zoran Planinic .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Zoran Planinic 0.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Zoran Planinic 0.7 (2006)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Zoran Planinic 0.0 (2006)