Skylar Mays vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Skylar Mays 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

Skylar Mays

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Skylar Mays: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Skylar Mays 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Skylar Mays 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 4.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 1.2 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 1.7 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Skylar Mays 451 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Skylar Mays 122 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Skylar Mays 182 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Skylar Mays 48 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Skylar Mays 7 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Skylar Mays 105 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skylar Mays .445 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Skylar Mays .345 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Skylar Mays .859 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 15.3 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 3.2 (2023) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 8.3 (2023) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 1.0 (2023) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.2 (2023) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 1.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 0.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 0.2 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Skylar Mays 10 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Skylar Mays 3 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Skylar Mays 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Skylar Mays 3 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Skylar Mays 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Skylar Mays 9 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skylar Mays .833 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Skylar Mays - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Skylar Mays - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skylar Mays 1.1 (2021) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Skylar Mays 0.0 (2022) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)