RJ Barrett vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader RJ Barrett 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Gary Payton 285

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Gary Payton 32

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)