Sam Jones vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Sam Jones 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

Sam Jones

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Jones 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Jones 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sam Jones 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Sam Jones 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.