Nemanja Bjelica vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Nemanja Bjelica 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)