Jaylen Nowell vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jaylen Nowell 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jaylen Nowell 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jaylen Nowell 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 8.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Nowell 1,815 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jaylen Nowell 445 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jaylen Nowell 380 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jaylen Nowell 99 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jaylen Nowell 34 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jaylen Nowell 205 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Nowell .442 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Nowell .316 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Nowell .792 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.3 (2025) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.5 (2025) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 3.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Nowell 22 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jaylen Nowell 5 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jaylen Nowell 4 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jaylen Nowell 1 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jaylen Nowell 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jaylen Nowell 6 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Nowell .250 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Nowell .214 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Nowell .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)