Jim King vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Jim King 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

Jim King

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim King: 1963-64 to 1972-73
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim King 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Jim King 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Jim King 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Jim King 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim King 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim King 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim King 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim King 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jim King 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Jim King 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim King 7.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 2.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Jim King 2.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim King 4,377 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Jim King 1,500 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Jim King 1,412 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Jim King 607 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim King .418 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Jim King .782 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim King 16.6 (1968) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 4.8 (1967) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim King 4.2 (1968) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim King 8.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 3.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Jim King 2.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim King 602 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Jim King 246 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Jim King 182 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Jim King 73 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim King .436 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Jim King .728 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim King 16.3 (1967) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 6.7 (1967) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim King 3.9 (1971) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.