Xavier McDaniel vs. Gary Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier McDaniel 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Xavier McDaniel 12 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Xavier McDaniel 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Xavier McDaniel 1 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Gary Payton 2

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Xavier McDaniel 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Xavier McDaniel 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 15.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 6.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.9 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.5 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 13,606 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 5,313 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 1,775 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 791 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 416 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 870 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .485 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .261 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .718 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 17.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 7.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.6 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 867 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 357 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 131 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 36 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 22 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 51 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .464 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .282 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)