Rudy Gay vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Rudy Gay 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)