Rodney McGruder vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Rodney McGruder 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

Rodney McGruder

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rodney McGruder 7 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rodney McGruder 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 5.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 2.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 1,825 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 884 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 381 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 161 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 50 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rodney McGruder 317 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .420 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .360 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder .672 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 10 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 8 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rodney McGruder 9 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .444 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .400 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)