Matt Harpring vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Matt Harpring 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)