Gary Payton vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Gary Payton to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Gary Payton is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Deron Williams.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
Gary Payton and Deron Williams are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal) with and average of 16.3 points but Gary Payton scored a total of 8,009 points more than Deron Williams (21,813 vs. 13,804).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Gary Payton | 16.3 | 17 | |
| Deron Williams | 16.3 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Gary Payton | 21,813 | +8,009 | 17 |
| Deron Williams | 13,804 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Gary Payton (+1.7 points per game) while Gary Payton scored more points (+743).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Gary Payton | 14.0 | 15 | |
| Deron Williams | 15.7 | +1.7 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Gary Payton | 2,155 | +743 | 15 |
| Deron Williams | 1,412 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 0 | |||
| Deron Williams | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 515 | +249 | ||
| Deron Williams | 266 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 1,035 | +346 | ||
| Deron Williams | 689 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 1,304 | +467 | ||
| Deron Williams | 837 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 31 | +23 | ||
| Deron Williams | 8 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 47 | +13 | ||
| Deron Williams | 34 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gary Payton | 92 | +27 | ||
| Deron Williams | 65 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 150 | +67 | ||
| Deron Williams | 83 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gary Payton | 4 | |||
| Deron Williams | 7 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gary Payton | 16.3 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 72.9 | 17 | 1,335 |
| difference: | +0.7 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +4.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +9.3 | +5 | +490 | |
| Deron Williams | 16.3 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 44.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.2 | 12 | 845 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gary Payton | 21,813 | 8,708 | 18,698 | 46.6 | 1,132 | 3,570 | 31.7 | 3,265 | 4,480 | 72.9 | 17 | 1,335 |
| difference: | +8,009 | +3,834 | +7,734 | +2.1 | +46 | +274 | +4.0 | +387 | +978 | +9.3 | +5 | +490 |
| Deron Williams | 13,804 | 4,874 | 10,964 | 44.5 | 1,178 | 3,296 | 35.7 | 2,878 | 3,502 | 82.2 | 12 | 845 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gary Payton | 14.0 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 44.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 70.6 | 15 | 154 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +7.8 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +9.7 | +6 | +64 |
| Deron Williams | 15.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 39.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 80.3 | 9 | 90 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gary Payton | 2,155 | 855 | 1,938 | 44.1 | 137 | 435 | 31.5 | 308 | 436 | 70.6 | 15 | 154 |
| difference: | +743 | +381 | +857 | +0.3 | +86 | +7.8 | +19 | +29 | +9.7 | +6 | +64 | |
| Deron Williams | 1,412 | 474 | 1,081 | 43.8 | 137 | 349 | 39.3 | 327 | 407 | 80.3 | 9 | 90 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Gary Payton's additional seasons: | ||||
* Gary Payton played 4 seasons more than Deron Williams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2004 to 2007—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 308 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.6 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gary Payton | 4.8 | +4.8 | 1991 | 5 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gary Payton | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1996 | 21 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gary Payton | 23.8 | +23.8 | 1997 | 12 |
| Deron Williams | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gary Payton | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2014 | 12 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gary Payton | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Deron Williams | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2016 | 3 |
Gary Payton's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Gary Payton played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 54 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 0. |