Jalen Green vs. Gary Payton: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jalen Green and Gary Payton all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jalen Green, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and Gary Payton, with 17 seasons played from 1991 to 2007, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jalen Green vs. Gary Payton
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jalen Green Gary Payton Jalen Green Gary Payton
Points
+300th
39th
+300th
58th
Rebounds
+300th
255th
+300th
158th
Assists
+300th
11th
+300th
29th
Steals
+300th
5th
+300th
30th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
299th
Years417115

Jalen Green vs. Gary Payton
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jalen Green Gary Payton Jalen Green Gary Payton
Points
--
206th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
39th
+300th
90th
Steals
--
25th
+300th
101st
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
39th
+261 6,173 vs. 21,81315,640
Rebounds
+300th
255th
+45 1,310 vs. 5,2693,959
Assists
+300th
11th
+289 1,030 vs. 8,9667,936
Steals
+300th
5th
+295 240 vs. 2,4452,205
Blocks
+300th
+300th
91 vs. 285194
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
265th
+35 162 vs. 1,3921,230
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
180th
+120 1,148 vs. 3,8772,729
Field Goals Made
+300th
26th
+274 2,143 vs. 8,7086,565
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
30th
+270 5,082 vs. 18,69813,616
3-Pointers Made
266th
126th
140 779 vs. 1,132353
3-Pointers Attempted
241st
82nd
159 2,278 vs. 3,5701,292
Free Throws Made
+300th
142nd
+158 1,108 vs. 3,2652,157
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
116th
+184 1,387 vs. 4,4803,093

Games and Years:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
18th
+282 307 vs. 1,3351,028
Seasons
+300th
58th
+242 4 vs. 1713

Triple-Doubles:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
45th
230 1 vs. 1514

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
110th
139th
29 9 vs. 63
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
58th
+242 93 vs. 2,1552,062
Rebounds
+300th
158th
+142 38 vs. 575537
Assists
+300th
29th
+271 20 vs. 811791
Steals
+300th
30th
+270 4 vs. 216212
Blocks
+300th
299th
+1 2 vs. 3230
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
152nd
+148 3 vs. 148145
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
120th
+180 35 vs. 427392
Field Goals Made
+300th
50th
+250 32 vs. 855823
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
48th
+252 86 vs. 1,9381,852
3-Pointers Made
+300th
70th
+230 13 vs. 137124
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
56th
+244 44 vs. 435391
Free Throws Made
+300th
137th
+163 16 vs. 308292
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
122nd
+178 24 vs. 436412

Games and Years:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
42nd
+258 7 vs. 154147
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 1 vs. 1514

Triple-Doubles:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
31st
0 vs. 22

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
206th
20.11 vs. 16.343.77
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.27 vs. 3.950.32
Assists per game
--
39th
3.36 vs. 6.723.36
Steals per game
--
25th
0.78 vs. 1.831.05
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.210.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.53 vs. 1.040.52
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.74 vs. 2.900.84
Field Goals Made per game
--
175th
6.98 vs. 6.520.46
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
183rd
16.55 vs. 14.012.55
3-Pointers Made per game
19th
+300th
+281 2.54 vs. 0.851.69
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
7.42 vs. 2.674.75
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.61 vs. 2.451.16
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
4.52 vs. 3.361.16

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Green Gary Payton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
13.29 vs. 13.990.71
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.43 vs. 3.731.69
Assists per game
+300th
90th
+210 2.86 vs. 5.272.41
Steals per game
+300th
101st
+199 0.57 vs. 1.400.83
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.29 vs. 0.210.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.43 vs. 0.960.53
Defensive Rebounds per game
153rd
+300th
+147 5.00 vs. 2.772.23
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
255th
+45 4.57 vs. 5.550.98
Field Goals Attempted per game
292nd
266th
26 12.29 vs. 12.580.30
3-Pointers Made per game
75th
+300th
+225 1.86 vs. 0.890.97
3-Pointers Attempted per game
27th
+300th
+273 6.29 vs. 2.823.46
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.29 vs. 2.000.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.43 vs. 2.830.60

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.