Stephon Marbury vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Stephon Marbury 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

Stephon Marbury

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Stephon Marbury 13 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Stephon Marbury 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Stephon Marbury 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 2 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 19.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 16,297 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 2,516 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 6,471 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 1,022 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 121 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Stephon Marbury 846 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .433 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .325 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .784 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 12.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.6 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.9 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 402 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 82 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 146 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 29 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Stephon Marbury 32 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .355 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .273 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .750 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)