Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)