Tim Duncan vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II and Tim Duncan 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
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Gary Payton II 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Gary Payton II 3

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Gary Payton II 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Gary Payton II 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Gary Payton II 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gary Payton II 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Gary Payton II 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Gary Payton II 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Gary Payton II 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Gary Payton II 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gary Payton II 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Gary Payton II 1,497

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Gary Payton II 777

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Gary Payton II 316

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Gary Payton II 263

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Gary Payton II 80

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Gary Payton II 277

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Gary Payton II .556

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Gary Payton II .335

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Gary Payton II .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Gary Payton II 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Gary Payton II 3.0

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Gary Payton II 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Gary Payton II 211

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Gary Payton II 105

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Gary Payton II 41

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Gary Payton II 32

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Gary Payton II 13

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Gary Payton II 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Gary Payton II .593

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Gary Payton II .396

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Gary Payton II 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)