Sam Mitchell vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 9

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

Defensive Player of The Year Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Sam Mitchell 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 8.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)