Jeff Nordgaard vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Nordgaard: 1997-98 to 1997-98
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jeff Nordgaard 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Nordgaard 18 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jeff Nordgaard 14 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jeff Nordgaard 3 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jeff Nordgaard 2 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jeff Nordgaard 13 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Nordgaard .278 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Nordgaard .889 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.4 (1998) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.1 (1998) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.0 (1998) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jeff Nordgaard 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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