Wah Wah Jones vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Wah Wah Jones 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

Wah Wah Jones

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wah Wah Jones: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wah Wah Jones 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Wah Wah Jones 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Wah Wah Jones 2 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Wah Wah Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Wah Wah Jones 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wah Wah Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Wah Wah Jones 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wah Wah Jones 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Wah Wah Jones 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Wah Wah Jones 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 10.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 5.1 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Wah Wah Jones 1,428 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Wah Wah Jones 408 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Wah Wah Jones 429 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Wah Wah Jones 140 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wah Wah Jones .355 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Wah Wah Jones .757 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 12.5 (1950) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 5.7 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.9 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 12.5 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 0.0 * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 3.7 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Wah Wah Jones 75 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Wah Wah Jones 0 * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Wah Wah Jones 22 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Wah Wah Jones 6 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wah Wah Jones .303 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Wah Wah Jones .853 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wah Wah Jones 14.6 (1950) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Wah Wah Jones 0.0 (1952) * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Wah Wah Jones 4.4 (1950) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Wah Wah Jones - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.