Raef LaFrentz vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Raef LaFrentz 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

Raef LaFrentz

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Raef LaFrentz: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Raef LaFrentz 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Raef LaFrentz 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Raef LaFrentz 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 10.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 6.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Raef LaFrentz 5,690 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Raef LaFrentz 3,423 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Raef LaFrentz 606 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Raef LaFrentz 276 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Raef LaFrentz 919 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Raef LaFrentz 563 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raef LaFrentz .466 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Raef LaFrentz .363 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Raef LaFrentz .711 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 13.8 (1999) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 7.9 (2000) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.4 (2004) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.8 (1999) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 2.7 (2002) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 8.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 5.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.5 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.5 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 2.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Raef LaFrentz 298 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Raef LaFrentz 183 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Raef LaFrentz 18 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Raef LaFrentz 19 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Raef LaFrentz 77 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Raef LaFrentz 35 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raef LaFrentz .446 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Raef LaFrentz .297 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Raef LaFrentz .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 11.3 (2002) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 7.6 (2002) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.1 (2005) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.9 (2005) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 2.8 (2002) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)