Andrew Nembhard vs. Gary Payton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Payton and Andrew Nembhard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andrew Nembhard played 3 years in the NBA, 14 less than Gary Payton, who played 17. Andrew Nembhard had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Gary Payton had his rookie season in 1990-91. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andrew Nembhard 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
Gary Payton 17 15 1990-91 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Andrew Nembhard Gary Payton
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
difference:+7+0.3+2.3+0.8+0.6+0.3+1.9+1.1-0.5-0.6+0.6+1.6+.009+1.2+3.3+.273+0.1+0.4+.079
Gary Payton 82 27.4 7.2 1.3 1.6 3.0 6.4 2.0 0.2 2.2 3.0 3.2 7.0 .450 0.0 0.2 .077 0.8 1.2 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard DNP------ --- ----------
Gary Payton 5 27.0 4.8 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.4 1.6 0.2 1.8 3.2 2.2 5.4 .407 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Andrew Nembhard Gary Payton
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
difference:+13+6.5+0.2+1.0+0.6+1.5+2.1+0.9+0.2-0.6-1.0+0.3+1.4+.047+0.9+2.2+.227+0.5+1.0+.135
Gary Payton 81 31.5 9.4 1.5 2.1 3.6 6.2 1.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 4.1 9.1 .451 0.0 0.3 .130 1.2 1.8 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769
difference:+9+5.0+7.3+0.6+0.7+0.7+0.6+0.1-0.1+2.6+3.4+.094+1.7+3.2+.483+0.3+.186
Gary Payton 8 27.6 7.6 0.8 1.9 2.6 4.8 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.3 3.4 7.3 .466 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.5 .583

Season 3
Andrew Nembhard Gary Payton
Season 2024-251992-93
Team Indiana PacersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
difference:+17+2.2+3.5+0.7+0.5+0.1+0.1+1.0+0.1-0.1-0.7+2.0+3.4+.036+0.7+2.3+.085+0.1+0.3+.024
Gary Payton 82 31.1 13.5 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.9 2.2 0.3 1.8 3.0 5.8 11.7 .494 0.1 0.4 .206 1.8 2.4 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804
difference:+4+1.6+0.2+0.6+0.4+0.1+1.0+0.3-0.7+0.9+2.7+.028+1.6+3.4+.298+0.3+0.1+.128
Gary Payton 19 31.8 12.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 3.7 1.8 0.2 1.8 3.4 5.5 12.4 .443 0.1 0.3 .167 1.3 1.9 .676

Additional Years

* Gary Payton played 14 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 1994 to 2007—Gary Payton played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Andrew Nembhard, Gary Payton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 5 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 9 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
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