Xavier Cooks vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Xavier Cooks 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

Xavier Cooks

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier Cooks: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Xavier Cooks 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Cooks 38 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Xavier Cooks 38 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Xavier Cooks 6 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Xavier Cooks 6 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Xavier Cooks 4 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Xavier Cooks 10 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Cooks .607 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Xavier Cooks .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Cooks .400 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks 3.8 (2023) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 (2023) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.6 (2023) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks 0.4 (2023) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Xavier Cooks 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Xavier Cooks - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)