John Butler vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and John Butler 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

John Butler

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team John Butler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year John Butler 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader John Butler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists John Butler 11 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals John Butler 7 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Gary Payton 285

Total Games John Butler 19 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds John Butler - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists John Butler - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals John Butler - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks John Butler - Gary Payton 32

Total Games John Butler 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)