Nikola Mirotic vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Nikola Mirotic 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

Nikola Mirotic

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Mirotic: 2014-15 to 2018-19
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Mirotic 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Nikola Mirotic 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Nikola Mirotic 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 12.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 3,910 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 1,894 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 407 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 240 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 228 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 319 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .423 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .359 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .808 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.6 (2018) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 7.4 (2019) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.5 (2016) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.9 (2016) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 (2017) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 5.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.8 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Mirotic 383 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Nikola Mirotic 206 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Nikola Mirotic 43 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Nikola Mirotic 30 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Nikola Mirotic 24 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Nikola Mirotic 40 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Mirotic .388 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Nikola Mirotic .318 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Mirotic .805 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Mirotic 15.0 (2018) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Mirotic 9.6 (2018) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.7 (2018) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.1 (2018) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Mirotic 1.3 (2018) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)