Shabazz Napier vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Shabazz Napier 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

Shabazz Napier

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Shabazz Napier 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Shabazz Napier 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 7.1 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.5 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.8 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 2,433 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 657 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 849 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 286 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 48 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Shabazz Napier 345 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .397 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .345 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .815 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 6.9 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.4 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 62 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 13 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 17 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 6 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Shabazz Napier 9 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .488 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .400 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .778 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)