Gary Payton vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy and Gary Payton, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Gary Payton played 17 years in the NBA, 11 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Gary Payton had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Brandon Roy had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Gary Payton 17 15 1990-91 to 2006-07
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gary Payton Brandon Roy
Season 1990-912006-07
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+25+8.0+9.6+0.3+1.8+1.4+2.4+0.8-0.2-0.6+2.9+6.4+.006+1.0+2.4+.300+2.7+3.0+.127
Brandon Roy 57 35.4 16.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 6.1 13.4 .456 1.0 2.6 .377 3.5 4.2 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Gary Payton Brandon Roy
Season 1991-922007-08
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+7+6.2+9.7+0.4+1.5+1.1+0.4+0.7+0.1-0.3-1.1+3.1+6.7+.003+1.0+2.6+.210+2.6+3.2+.084
Brandon Roy 74 37.7 19.1 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.8 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.2 15.8 .454 1.0 2.9 .340 3.8 5.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Gary Payton Brandon Roy
Season 1992-932008-09
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+4+6.1+9.1+0.1+1.1+1.3+0.2+1.1-0.1-1.4+2.3+5.2+.014+1.0+2.4+.171+3.5+4.1+.054
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.6 8.1 16.9 .480 1.1 2.8 .377 5.3 6.5 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+13+7.9+14.4+0.2+1.6+1.5+0.9+0.5+1.0-0.4-0.9+3.8+7.9+.016+1.2+2.5+.304+5.4+5.8+.194
Brandon Roy 6 39.7 26.7 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 9.3 20.3 .459 1.3 2.8 .471 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 4
Gary Payton Brandon Roy
Season 1993-942009-10
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gary Payton 82 35.1 16.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 6.0 2.3 0.2 2.1 2.8 7.1 14.1 .504 0.2 0.7 .278 2.0 3.4 .595
difference:+17+2.1+5.0+0.2+1.3+1.1+1.3+1.4-0.1-0.7+0.5+1.9+.031+0.9+2.7+.052+3.3+3.4+.185
Brandon Roy 65 37.2 21.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.7 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.0 .473 1.1 3.4 .330 5.3 6.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gary Payton 5 36.2 15.8 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.6 3.0 6.8 13.8 .493 0.6 1.8 .333 1.6 3.8 .421
difference:+2+8.5+6.1+0.5+0.5+1.1+3.9+1.6+0.4-0.6-0.7+3.5+2.8+.190+0.1+2.2+.166+0.7+0.8+.357
Brandon Roy 3 27.7 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 11.0 .303 0.7 4.0 .167 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 5
Gary Payton Brandon Roy
Season 1994-952010-11
Team Seattle SupersonicsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gary Payton 82 36.8 20.6 1.3 2.1 3.4 7.1 2.5 0.2 2.5 2.5 8.4 16.4 .509 0.9 2.8 .302 3.0 4.2 .716
difference:+35+8.9+8.4+0.7+0.1+0.8+4.4+1.7+0.1-1.3-0.9+4.0+5.3+.109+0.1+0.4+.031+0.5+1.3+.132
Brandon Roy 47 27.9 12.2 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.1 .400 0.8 2.4 .333 2.5 2.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gary Payton 4 43.0 17.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 3.3 8.0 16.8 .478 0.5 2.5 .200 1.3 3.0 .417
difference:+2+20.0+8.5+1.2+0.8+0.3+2.5+1.1-1.3-1.1+4.3+9.5+.022+0.2+0.2+.086+0.8+.198
Brandon Roy 6 23.0 9.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.7 7.3 .500 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.2 .615

Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 6
Gary Payton Brandon Roy
Season 1995-962012-13
Team Seattle SupersonicsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gary Payton 81 39.0 19.3 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.5 2.9 0.2 3.2 2.7 7.6 15.8 .484 1.2 3.7 .328 2.8 3.8 .748
difference:+76+14.6+13.5+0.7+0.7+1.4+2.9+2.3+0.2-1.8-1.7+5.4+8.8+.170+1.2+1.9+.328+1.4+1.8+.048
Brandon Roy 5 24.4 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gary Payton 21 43.4 20.7 0.9 4.2 5.1 6.8 1.8 0.3 3.0 3.3 7.7 15.9 .485 2.0 4.8 .410 3.3 5.2 .633
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Gary Payton played 11 seasons more than Brandon Roy in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 1997 to 2007—Gary Payton played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Brandon Roy, Gary Payton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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