Tari Eason vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tari Eason 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tari Eason: 2022-23 to 2024-25
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tari Eason 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tari Eason 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tari Eason 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tari Eason 10.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason 6.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tari Eason 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tari Eason 1.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason 0.7 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tari Eason 1,661 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tari Eason 1,011 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tari Eason 198 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tari Eason 224 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tari Eason 116 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tari Eason 161 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tari Eason .466 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tari Eason .345 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tari Eason .741 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tari Eason 12.0 (2025) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason 7.0 (2024) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tari Eason 1.5 (2025) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tari Eason 1.7 (2025) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason 0.9 (2025) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tari Eason 7.6 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason 4.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tari Eason 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tari Eason 1.1 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason 1.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tari Eason 53 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tari Eason 30 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tari Eason 5 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tari Eason 8 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tari Eason 7 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tari Eason 7 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tari Eason .477 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tari Eason .368 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tari Eason .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tari Eason 7.6 (2025) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tari Eason 4.3 (2025) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tari Eason 0.7 (2025) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tari Eason 1.1 (2025) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tari Eason 1.0 (2025) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)