LaMelo Ball vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Gary Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Gary Payton 285

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 32

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)