Precious Achiuwa vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Precious Achiuwa 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
Precious Achiuwa: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Precious Achiuwa 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Precious Achiuwa 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Precious Achiuwa 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 7.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 5.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Precious Achiuwa 2,420 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Precious Achiuwa 1,813 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Precious Achiuwa 313 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Precious Achiuwa 181 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Precious Achiuwa 209 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Precious Achiuwa 320 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Precious Achiuwa .484 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Precious Achiuwa .304 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Precious Achiuwa .606 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 9.2 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 6.6 (2024) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.3 (2024) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.8 (2025) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.9 (2024) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 5.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 3.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.4 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Precious Achiuwa 129 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Precious Achiuwa 82 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Precious Achiuwa 11 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Precious Achiuwa 6 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Precious Achiuwa 19 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Precious Achiuwa 26 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Precious Achiuwa .487 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Precious Achiuwa .250 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Precious Achiuwa .452 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 10.2 (2022) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 4.8 (2022) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.0 (2022) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.4 (2024) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.3 (2024) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)