Robert Covington vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Robert Covington 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

Robert Covington

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Covington: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Covington 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Robert Covington 11 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Robert Covington 4 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Robert Covington 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Robert Covington 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Covington 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Covington 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Covington 1 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Robert Covington 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Robert Covington 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Covington 10.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 5.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 1.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 1.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 0.9 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Covington 6,637 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Robert Covington 3,385 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Robert Covington 884 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Robert Covington 938 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Robert Covington 578 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Robert Covington 614 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Covington .409 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Robert Covington .362 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Robert Covington .811 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Covington 13.5 (2015) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 6.7 (2021) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 2.0 (2018) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 2.1 (2019) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.3 (2019) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Covington 9.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 5.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 1.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 1.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Covington 271 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Robert Covington 162 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Robert Covington 50 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Robert Covington 50 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Robert Covington 29 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Robert Covington 30 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Covington .424 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Robert Covington .429 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Robert Covington .818 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Covington 11.2 (2020) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 7.8 (2021) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 2.5 (2018) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 2.5 (2020) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.1 (2020) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)