Mike Dunleavy Jr. vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mike Dunleavy Jr. 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mike Dunleavy Jr.: 2002-03 to 2016-17
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mike Dunleavy Jr. 15 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.7 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11,048 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4,211 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2,185 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mike Dunleavy Jr. 719 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mike Dunleavy Jr. 324 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mike Dunleavy Jr. 986 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .441 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .377 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .803 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 19.1 (2008) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5.9 (2004) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 3.5 (2008) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.0 (2008) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6 (2014) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 8.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Dunleavy Jr. 283 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mike Dunleavy Jr. 93 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mike Dunleavy Jr. 61 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mike Dunleavy Jr. 20 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mike Dunleavy Jr. 32 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .480 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .451 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mike Dunleavy Jr. .840 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 13.2 (2014) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.0 (2015) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.6 (2015) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.8 (2015) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.4 (2015) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)