Stephon Marbury vs. Gary Payton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Gary Payton and Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Gary Payton scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Stephon Marbury has a better scoring average in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 3 points more than Gary Payton in his 17 seasons (19.3 points against 16.3). On the other hand Gary Payton scored a total of 5,516 points more than Stephon Marbury (21,813 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+3.0
13
Gary Payton 16.3
17

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13
Gary Payton 21,813
+5,516
17

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gary Payton has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,753).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5
Gary Payton 14.0
+1.4
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
Gary Payton 2,155
+1,753
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
+1
Gary Payton 0

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
+10
Gary Payton 6

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
+41
Gary Payton 76

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
Gary Payton 515
+114

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
Gary Payton 1,035
+301

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
Gary Payton 1,304
+466

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
Gary Payton 31
+23

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
Gary Payton 5
+3

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
Gary Payton 47
+39

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Gary Payton 92
+73

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
Gary Payton 150
+121

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
Gary Payton 4
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+3.0+0.3+1.7+3.3+0.4+0.9+0.8+2.1+2.3+5.5+4+489
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+5,516+2,939+5,374+3.3+141+522+0.8+503+324+5.5+4+489
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

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+1.4+0.9+0.6+8.6+0.1+0.3+4.2+0.3+0.3+4.4+10+122
Gary Payton 14.0 5.6 12.6 44.1 0.9 2.8 31.5 2.0 2.8 70.6 15 154

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+1,753+705+1,516+8.6+110+336+4.2+233+336+4.4+10+122
Gary Payton 2,155 855 1,938 44.1 137 435 31.5 308 436 70.6 15 154

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+8.6
199767
Gary Payton 7.2
199182

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+8.3
199882
Gary Payton 9.4
199281

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+7.8
199949
Gary Payton 13.5
199382

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+4.8
199949
Gary Payton 16.5
199482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+1.6
200074
Gary Payton 20.6
199582

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+4.6
200167
Gary Payton 19.3
199681

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282
Gary Payton 21.8
+1.4
199782

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+3.1
200381
Gary Payton 19.2
199882

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481
Gary Payton 21.7
+1.5
199950

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582
Gary Payton 24.2
+2.5
200082

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660
Gary Payton 23.1
+6.8
200179

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774
Gary Payton 22.1
+5.7
200282

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824
Gary Payton 20.4
+6.5
200380

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923
Gary Payton 20.4
+16.6
200380

Gary Payton's additional seasons:

* Gary Payton played 4 seasons more than Stephon Marbury 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 gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+16.5
19973
Gary Payton 4.8
19915

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+6.2
19985
Gary Payton 7.6
19928

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Gary Payton 12.3
+12.3
199319

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Gary Payton 15.8
+15.8
19945

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Gary Payton 17.8
+17.8
19954

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
Gary Payton 20.7
+20.7
199621

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
Gary Payton 23.8
+23.8
199712

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036
Gary Payton 24.0
+2.0
199810

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044
Gary Payton -
DNP
19990

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050
Gary Payton 25.8
+25.8
20005

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060
Gary Payton -
DNP
20010

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070
Gary Payton 22.2
+22.2
20025

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080
Gary Payton 18.5
+18.5
20036

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.7
200914
Gary Payton 18.5
+14.8
20036

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.

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