
Gary Payton played 17 seasons for 5 teams, including the SuperSonics and Heat. He averaged 16.3 points, 6.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 1,335 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 9 All-Star games. He won 1 Defensive Player of the Year award and 1 NBA championship. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Payton | 1990-91 | 82 | 27.4 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 71.1 | 47.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2,244 | 588 | 243 | 528 | 165 | 15 | 180 | 249 | |||
| 2 | G. Payton | 1991-92 | 81 | 31.5 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 66.9 | 47.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2,549 | 764 | 295 | 506 | 147 | 21 | 174 | 248 | |||
| 3 | G. Payton | 1992-93 | 82 | 31.1 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 49.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 77.0 | 52.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2,548 | 1,110 | 281 | 399 | 177 | 21 | 148 | 250 | |||
| 4 | G. Payton | 1993-94 | 82 | 35.1 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 50.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 27.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 59.5 | 52.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2,881 | 1,349 | 269 | 494 | 188 | 19 | 173 | 227 | |||
| 5 | G. Payton | 1994-95 | 82 | 36.8 | 20.6 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 16.4 | 50.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 30.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 71.6 | 56.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3,015 | 1,689 | 281 | 583 | 204 | 13 | 201 | 206 | |||
| 6 | G. Payton | 1995-96 | 81 | 39.0 | 19.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 48.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 74.8 | 55.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3,162 | 1,563 | 339 | 608 | 231 | 19 | 260 | 221 | |||
| 7 | G. Payton | 1996-97 | 82 | 39.2 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 71.5 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3,213 | 1,785 | 378 | 583 | 197 | 13 | 215 | 208 | +624 | ||
| 8 | G. Payton | 1997-98 | 82 | 38.4 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 15.6 | 45.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 33.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 74.4 | 54.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3,145 | 1,571 | 376 | 679 | 185 | 18 | 229 | 195 | +622 | ||
| 9 | G. Payton | 1998-99 | 50 | 40.2 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.4 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 29.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 72.1 | 51.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2,008 | 1,084 | 244 | 436 | 109 | 12 | 154 | 115 | +26 | ||
| 10 | G. Payton | 1999-00 | 82 | 41.8 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 20.3 | 44.8 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 34.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 73.5 | 53.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 3,425 | 1,982 | 529 | 732 | 153 | 18 | 224 | 178 | +224 | ||
| 11 | G. Payton | 2000-01 | 79 | 41.1 | 23.1 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 20.1 | 45.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 37.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 76.6 | 52.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3,244 | 1,823 | 361 | 642 | 127 | 26 | 209 | 184 | -14 | ||
| 12 | G. Payton | 2001-02 | 82 | 40.3 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 19.2 | 46.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 31.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 79.7 | 52.6 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3,301 | 1,815 | 396 | 737 | 131 | 26 | 209 | 179 | +199 | ||
| 13 | G. Payton | 2002-03 | TOT | 80 | 40.1 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 45.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 29.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 71.0 | 50.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3,208 | 1,634 | 334 | 663 | 133 | 20 | 187 | 181 | -50 | |
| 14 | G. Payton | 2003-04 | 82 | 34.5 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 47.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.4 | 52.8 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2,825 | 1,199 | 342 | 449 | 96 | 19 | 151 | 169 | +329 | ||
| 15 | G. Payton | 2004-05 | 77 | 33.0 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 46.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 32.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 76.1 | 53.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2,541 | 873 | 236 | 469 | 88 | 12 | 148 | 121 | +51 | ||
| 16 | G. Payton | 2005-06 | 81 | 28.5 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 42.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 28.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 79.4 | 52.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2,305 | 626 | 233 | 257 | 71 | 10 | 102 | 169 | +124 | ||
| 17 | G. Payton | 2006-07 | 68 | 22.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 39.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 26.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 66.7 | 45.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1,503 | 358 | 132 | 201 | 43 | 3 | 66 | 117 | -207 | ||
| Average | 78.5 | 35.3 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 72.9 | 52.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2771.6 | 1283.1 | 309.9 | 527.4 | 143.8 | 16.8 | 178.2 | 189.2 | 175.3 | ||||
| Total | 1,335 | 35.3 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 72.9 | 52.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 47,117 | 21,813 | 5,269 | 8,966 | 2,445 | 285 | 3,030 | 3,217 | +1928 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |