Jeff Cross vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jeff Cross 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

Jeff Cross

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Cross: 1985-86 to 1985-86
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jeff Cross 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cross 1.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross 1.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cross 26 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jeff Cross 30 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jeff Cross 1 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jeff Cross 2 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jeff Cross 3 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jeff Cross 21 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cross .250 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cross - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cross .560 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cross 1.2 (1986) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross 1.4 (1986) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross 0.0 (1986) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 (1986) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross 0.1 (1986) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jeff Cross 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cross - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cross - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cross - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cross - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)