T.J. McConnell vs. Gary Payton II Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton II and T.J. McConnell 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
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2025-26
Gary Payton II: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton II 1

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 11 Gary Payton II 10

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 Gary Payton II 3

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Gary Payton II 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.7 Gary Payton II 5.3

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 Gary Payton II 2.8

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Gary Payton II 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,551 Gary Payton II 1,578

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,099 Gary Payton II 838

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,616 Gary Payton II 351

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 868 Gary Payton II 276

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 137 Gary Payton II 84

Total Games T.J. McConnell 723 Gary Payton II 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Gary Payton II .551

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 Gary Payton II .336

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Gary Payton II .632

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Gary Payton II 7.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Gary Payton II 3.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Gary Payton II 2.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Gary Payton II 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Gary Payton II 0.7 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 Gary Payton II 6.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 Gary Payton II 3.0

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 Gary Payton II 1.2

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 Gary Payton II 0.9

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Gary Payton II 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 Gary Payton II 211

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 Gary Payton II 105

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 Gary Payton II 41

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 Gary Payton II 32

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 Gary Payton II 13

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 Gary Payton II 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 Gary Payton II .593

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 Gary Payton II .396

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 Gary Payton II .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) Gary Payton II 6.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) Gary Payton II 3.7 (2023)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) Gary Payton II 1.5 (2025)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Gary Payton II 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) Gary Payton II 0.6 (2022)