Tim Legler vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Tim Legler 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

Tim Legler

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tim Legler 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tim Legler 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 7.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.6 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 2,182 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 481 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tim Legler 402 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tim Legler 149 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tim Legler 41 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tim Legler 310 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .447 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .431 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .840 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 9.4 (1996) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1993) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 1 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tim Legler 2 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tim Legler 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tim Legler 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .000 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .500 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1997) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)