Rakeem Christmas vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Rakeem Christmas 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

Rakeem Christmas

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rakeem Christmas: 2015-16 to 2016-17
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rakeem Christmas 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas 2.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas 1.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rakeem Christmas 63 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rakeem Christmas 57 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rakeem Christmas 4 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rakeem Christmas 3 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rakeem Christmas 6 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rakeem Christmas 30 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rakeem Christmas .467 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rakeem Christmas .724 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas 4.0 (2016) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas 1.9 (2017) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 (2017) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 (2017) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.2 (2017) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rakeem Christmas 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)