James Anderson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Gary Payton 285

Total Games James Anderson 247 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games James Anderson 10 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)