JaVale McGee vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader JaVale McGee 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Gary Payton 285

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Gary Payton 32

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)