Michael McDonald vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Michael McDonald 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

Michael McDonald

vs.

Gary Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Michael McDonald 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald 1.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Michael McDonald 1 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Michael McDonald 1 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael McDonald - Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Michael McDonald - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Michael McDonald - Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald 1.0 (1998) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Michael McDonald 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael McDonald - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Michael McDonald - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Michael McDonald - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Michael McDonald - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)